PhotoBiz reviews

2.0

21% would recommend to a friend

(8 total reviews)

Lauren Marx

4% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

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1.0
Aug 2, 2023

Please Don’t

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people you will work with day to day are, for the most part, genuinely good people. Unfortunately this place is so awful it brings out the worst in everyone who works there. Everyone is so used to walking on eggshells that you will be betrayed by people you think of as friends. It is not their fault, everyone is so terrified of repercussions from upper management that finding a scape goat is crucial to survival at PhotoBiz you will find yourself being blamed for things that you didn’t even know about until you already in trouble for it, it will not matter if it is your fault or not.

Cons

So incredibly exploitative and toxic, I often felt like they must be secretively filming a TLC show. You will find yourself in situations so surreal that a Truman Show type scenario is the only explanation that makes sense. If you are a gluten for emotional abuse then this place is perfect! If not, just don’t, please don’t! Be prepared to do WAY more than you signed up for. On the off chance you do get a promise of a raise, you will not get it, even if you have it in writing. If you can manage to survive at this place for more than a year, you may get a small raise but you will be expected to be eternally grateful for it and any future conversations about a pay raise will be met with utter contempt. It will not matter if you were promoted or have taken on an insane amount of extra work, asking for more pay will be treated with disgust. PhotoBiz tries to say we’re a family, you’ll be expected to work like a slave and any requests for the company to consider your well-being will be be met with rage and you will be punished. If this is a family then someone should call CPS.

4.0
Jul 8, 2021

An inclusive company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A fun environment to thrive, a place where you can really pitch your ideas and feel heard and seen. It's possible to grow within the company, and feel challenged while learning and feel supported. The environment was great, as long as you enjoy a small family-oriented environment. There were lots of small in house events that really help celebrate the employees. And the company really supports other small businesses and highlights volunteer opportunities. Photobiz is also truly passionate about their users and that is something to be proud of.

Cons

A great place to work as long as you are okay with small company culture. There are cons for anywhere you work. Here? The only thing i can think of? The salary was not super competitive (it is a small company), but the trade off is a welcoming, great, and inclusive place to work. And an environment where you can learn.

1.0
Jun 22, 2021

Word of Cation: Don’t

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Pros

People in support are (mostly) great. They have your back and are really the only thing that get you through the day. I learned what type of company I do not want to work for and what type of leader I do not want to be.

Cons

I really wish I had read the Glassdoor reviews before taking this position - they are speaking nothing but truth. - Hope you like to be micromanaged! As stated in other reviews, the owners are rarely in the office (I’ve actually never seen or met one of them). In their absence, the HR rep is running things and if you aren’t boot licking you are not going to have a good time. - If you’re good buddies with HR you can do no wrong and will get little to no repercussions for messing up on the job or just straight up not doing your job. If you go to management or HR about an issue, they will tell you to mind your business - even if your workload is piling up due to others not pulling their weight. - A new Support Manager was put in place which showed some promise. He started having weekly one-on-one meetings and is keeping track of metrics. He advises employees to come to him with any issues or to blow off some steam - which he then goes and tells to HR. Very easily offended by any not-positive words about the work environment. - I was told “your negative attitude about taking on additional responsibilities without additional compensation is unprofessional.” I’ll leave it at that. - Expectation put on the Support Team is unreal. It was frowned upon to leave work on time (even when all of your work is done). The rest of the office treats the Support Team terribly even though they are the ones that deal with any issues with the business or the site. - Owners are out of touch with what is going on in the tech world and in the company. Speaking out for improvements will get you nowhere - Limited PTO which makes sense for a company this size. You have to accrue your time off (vacation and sick days come from the same 15 days) and don’t actually earn all of your days off until the 1 year mark. - You are provided with work from home materials that you are not allowed to use. - Mental health is not taken seriously, especially by HR. I was asked to have my “bad mental health days planned out in advance” so I could take PTO for them. Again, this is the PTO that you don’t earn until a full year. - They promote people who brown nose over people who have the actual experience and drive from the support team. You’ll be told there are no openings upstairs and then magically someone HR likes gets a promotion the next week. It doesn’t matter how good you are at your job or how much experience you have. You’re going to have to smile through the sh*t and say thank you to go anywhere. - I have felt such relief and a weight off my shoulders since quitting this job. Save yourself the trouble and find a company that actually values you.

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