Snap reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,220 total reviews)
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Evan Spiegel

23% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Snap has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,220 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Snap employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Apr 25, 2019

Style over substance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-- fun people -- great comp -- huge huge huge scope -- new leadership is breathing life into the company

Cons

-- The company is run by people who a) have never done their job at a different company before b) have child-like egos. Most mean well, but it is not enough. -- Most have been promoted beyond their experience level because a combination of friendships with Evan and The Others and there being no one else. -- Leadership doesn't know what good work looks like, so their is a culture of manipulating optics and hiding problems. No one really cares. -- Evan is an absolute muppet.

1.0
Jun 15, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Santa Monica location is a plus. Big step up from the seedy streets of Venice, where employees were constantly harassed.

Cons

Immature culture, incompetent management. Lack of respect all around.

1.0
Sep 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Small teams so lots of responsibility -Lots of smart and kind people -Competitive compensation (though stock vesting is backloaded to encourage 4 years)

Cons

-Culture is toxic and stressful. Think more Amazon than Facebook. -Employees are encouraged to work long hours to make up for lackluster code design, rather than improving the code. -More focused on ops and maintenance than long-term improvements to the product -Very top-down management, with most priorities coming from higher-up management than those closer to the product

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