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3.5

34% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)

Daniele Grassi

43% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

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1.0
Oct 6, 2015

The Retail Chain of Startups

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Pros

Competitive benefits (dental, vision, medical, gym, subway) computer & cell phone, beautiful office space, coworkers will likely be your friends. Generally, everyone there is good at what they do. You don't feel like you're dealing with idiots. Very lateral structure - there is limited bureaucracy and things move fast. Few, if any, people you have to go through to get an answer. You will get a lot of experience and you have a lot of responsibility.

Cons

They will burn you out; Don't expect to stay longer than a year. There is no work life balance and you are nothing but a battery to be exhausted. You will have a managers, but not a leaders. Laughable pay, especially considering how much they ask of you. Things to keep in mind: If you don't work in NYC, don't expect do move up much, especially in a newer office. Typically people quit after 1-2 years in exasperation and lack of vertical growth opportunity. If you see it as a stepping stone, you'll be fine. The hiring process takes months. Don't be surprised to go in for 4 or 5 interviews over this time and then be approached you with a different position. Hard work is irrelevant - either you produce results or you're out. Don't expect a bonus, even if they tell you you're getting one. The excuses are as wide as they are diverse, especially if your salary raises were in the form of a bonus. Inappropriate sexual misconduct is common and so too is inaction or mismanagement of these cases.

2.0
Oct 6, 2015

Management Out Of Touch

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Start up feel, students are awesome, most of the other employees are personable

Cons

Management very out of touch, expecting things to be done a certain way but not providing the support needed to have it done; raises are based on time there instead of achievements and hard work; managers not transparent so there's a lot of miscommunication and you don't know you've done something wrong until it's too late; salary not scaling based on region (SF salary same as NYC....)

4.0
Sep 23, 2015

Challenging Place, Sometimes Out of Touch

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Pros

Everyone here is intensely passionate and cares about what we're doing so, so much. We get to work directly with students who want to learn from us, and part of our job is getting to learn new technologies.

Cons

Salary is based on years experience, not value or talent, and is less than what you'd make if you were developing instead of instructing. There's very little guidance or structure to how you do your job, which often leads to more confusion and frustration than empowerment. There's a very big gap in communication and understanding between global leadership and local instructors. Lastly, teaching for 3 months is a really intense job, and there's often very little break between classes, and few opportunities to do anything besides teach more.

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