MySpace reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(154 total reviews)

Tim Vanderhook

80% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

MySpace has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 154 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MySpace employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.9 stars).

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154 reviews
2.0
May 24, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A place where you need to wear many hats, so can learn a lot if you are willing to put in the long hours.

Cons

Internal groups do not communicate well, its very difficult to get things done and launched on time, lack of leadership vision and direction. Product is weak, and consumer experience isn't good.

2.0
Apr 26, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, working with Engineering is a pleasure.

Cons

Product Vision is not clear. Product Management overall is extremely weak and lacking ownership. They struggle with vary basic tasks such as defining the behavior of their products. If we can't get a well thought out requirements document, how are we supposed to deliver solid product? Priorities across the company are not consistent and often compete. It's clear our exec team is not functioning as a team. As a result, development teams are left to deal with the chaos. Cronyism galore - the new executive team brought too many of their friends on board, often in roles that are not needed or that add a distasteful layer of bureaucracy which kills productivity. The company needs to be more agile, not bogged down by people who have no idea what they are talking about and little incentive to actually perform their jobs adequately. Accountability - where is it? How many times can an individual fail to deliver and not reap the ramifications. This especially holds true for the cronies. Incentive based rewards - how about taking care of the developments teams who are asked to work evenings and weekends to deliver product? This should start by making Product Manager work evenings and weekends to deliver a proper spec.

3.0
Apr 22, 2010

Great Growth Experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

MySpace was an awesome entry level job for me and I got to learn a great deal about the industry. There were tons of great coworkers, some nice perks including parties and concerts, and the excitement of working for the world's largest social network.

Cons

Things started to go downhill after a while, and it became clear that MySpace was just not nimble enough to keep up with rapidly gaining competitors. Perks slowly disappeared, some great managers were pushed out and replaced by less competent ones. By the time the big layoffs hit in 2009 the atmosphere was not recognizable compared to what it once was.

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