At a tipping point, could improve drastically, could go downhill real fast - Solutions Architect Velir Studios Employee Review

2.0
Apr 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

- Co-workers are awesome - Love the IT staff - Fun company outings

Cons

- In the yearish I've worked here I've watched it go from a company that really values work life balance (everyone was generally out the door at 5/5:30) to one that is heavily over loading it's resources and causing stress and panic in it's work force (1/2 the company seems to be here until 6 now and most people are putting in time every weekend). There's a reason all the 4/5 star reviews are from back in 2013 as that's where the change started I'd like to believe it's temporary but unless something changes pretty drastically they are going to start loosing people. - There are a couple of "golden children" here, some of whom are legitimately good at what they do and some of whom are only considered good cause they work insane hours. This is a problem as these people are the ones getting promoted and don't seem to understand that most people aren't willing to work 60+ hours a week and don't manage accordingly. -On the subject of management it's generally just terrible. They are starting to get a little bit better but there are still some major issues.

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Velir has a strong supportive work culture. We are finding our voice in the echo system and committed to delivering exceptional work to Clients. This job is not one you just clock out and not think about, it’s the one you wake ,up excited to tackle the next adventure and see what you can attribute to the team! The support we all have for one another is amazing and the way we all roll our sleeves up together is what I have been looking for in a company for a long time.

Cons

Our calendars definitely have quite a bit of meetings daily but we are working as a team to find ways to minimize these and allocate ways to support one another.

4.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team and management, remote environment where they make an effort to communicate well

Cons

No opportunities to grow especially as AI has increased. No promotions or raises regardless of great output

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