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      General Assembly reviews

      3.5

      34% would recommend to a friend

      (77 total reviews)

      Daniele Grassi

      43% approve of CEO

      25% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Senior management

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Career opportunities

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      2.0
      Jun 10, 2015

      they mean well, but....

      Instructor
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      Pros

      there are tons of great people who work here who really want to do good work. they are kind and passionate and sincere.

      Cons

      really poor work/life balance: tons of pressure without adequate support. non-competitive salaries. incredibly high turnover. no institutional memory. people just get worked to the bone, and burn out and leave. there is little to no training, and this is just not sustainable.

      4.0
      May 14, 2015

      A young and ambitious company with employees to match

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Team lunch every Tuesday helps the company stay abreast of what the ever-expanding teams are working on. Ability to take part time classes if there are open seats when it begins. More connections and exposure than any job I can think of. An "internal first" first mindset to hiring makes advancement extremely available A genuine drive to build the business and to understand employee struggles exists at all levels of the business Facilities are fantastic

      Cons

      Poorly projected growth targets have impacted bonuses for what is looking like 2 straight years. Current hyper-growth forces resources to be allocated to parts of the business that are generating revenue, with little or no help for the supporting pieces of the business. While advancement opportunities abound there is no clear growth path for any branch in the business

      2.0
      Apr 23, 2015

      Where are the grown ups?!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You definitely feel empowered in a way that's expected in a startup. The people you work with are also incredibly fun and their energy and ambition is inspiring. Though there are walls and tons of unnecessary red tape, there is real desire to be as transparent as possible. (Not saying it's fully transparent, but the attempt is really appreciated)

      Cons

      I have very little faith in the HR department. The management team is essentially uneffective. This is redundant in many of the reviews you read, but they either promote untrained employees into strategic and managerial roles, or worse, they don't provide support for some of the most influential and experienced managers and they are let go or forced to leave. Second, veterans of the company are starting to leave in droves. This isn't a good sign, and it weakens morale. Third, this company has so much red tape. I don't know why, but I feel like I'm in a corporate maze (wihtout the amazing 401k and the six-figure salary). Lastly, I think the company is now struggling to see what makes them enticing for an IPO or what they can possibly sell (if it is looking to sell).

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