A great place to work where you can really make a difference. - Anonymous employee Sidecar (CA) Employee Review

5.0
Jun 29, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Sidecar is a small company that's making an increasingly large impact on the world. This gives individual employees a unique opportunity to make a huge difference. The transportation space itself presents incredibly interesting problems and the Sidecar team is well-equipped to solve them. It's an honor to work with such smart and dedicated people every day.

Cons

The highly-competitive nature of the ridesharing space can lead to a lot of stress. There's a lot of discouraging noise in the Silicon Valley that makes it tough to stay focused as an individual and as a team. Our competitors have massive marketing budgets which make our lives difficult.

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5.0
Jan 5, 2016
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Pros

-Incredible team of passionate & intelligent individuals -Great mission driven culture that shines through in the most difficult of times -Extremely transparent and empowering senior leadership -Lean team allows for everyone to have an impact

Cons

-Extremely competitive industry -Underfunded

2.0
Apr 3, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Product features are different (arguably superior) to competitors. Great office location, $150 sidecar credits for employees per month, was the leader in rideshare early in the rideshare game. Fun opportunity to interact directly with app users.

Cons

Pay is not good for most groups. Engineers and top management are probably ok, but other employees are underpaid. The customer support groups are treated terribly in every aspect: overworked, underpaid, not appreciated, no resources. High stress and low reward. Marketing is the same. Good group of people but underpaid, overworked, no resources... Values are nonexistent at the company. Perks aren't impressive compared to other startups. There are some snacks and lunch one day a week. Company parties and happy hours are just ok. The product itself is good, but not well supported by QA or dev, so other teams feel the pain. There's a feeling of being in last place compared to competitors. Management ineffectively promotes the underdog concept. Employee turnover seems high (not sure what the standard is, but more people are leaving than we're hiring).

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