StudioBinder reviews

2.9

32% would recommend to a friend

(2 total reviews)
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Robert Kiraz

33% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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1.0
Sep 21, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Snacks - Located near public transportation - Cool co-workers

Cons

- CEO micromanages everything and expects too much from his employees. - Hostile work environment including rampant gender discrimination and nepotism. - Illegally classified as contract employees. If you don't stay late off the clock you're reprimanded by management. - Lunch breaks are required to be taken all at once, frequently turned into meetings. - CEO belittles employees to other workers behind their backs, publicly shames employees, and leaves passive aggressive notes around the office. - Required to use your own computers and equipment. - Required to use software that is not industry standard. - VERY high turnover rate. - CEO will threaten to withhold letters of recommendation unless positive online reviews are made. - Poor salaries - No benefits - One bathroom for an entire floor, shared with multiple companies.

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StudioBinder Response
7y
Thank you for the feedback. I’m sorry you feel that way. First, we don’t discriminate against gender. In fact, StudioBinder’s CTO is female. We don't "reprimand" employees for leaving at the 8h mark. That’s silly. If someone is struggling with the duties of a job, they need help. This can sometimes be understood as "micromanagement." But there are very skilled employees who are left alone for days to be creative. So it really depends on the person. You are correct - there was indeed a time when we did a 3-month work-to-hire, but we've since retired that approach. Lunch breaks are taken at the same time daily and adhered to per CA employment requirements. Lunch is a great opportunity for employees to socialize (if they're inclined to). If an employee wishes to chat about the project they’re working on during this time, that’s great (but it wouldn’t be fair to refer to it as a “meeting”). People should be free to chat about anything they want. Management typically does not join employees during lunch (unless it's a catered Friday lunch). In the early days of the company, some freelance writers did indeed work on their own laptops. Now every employee at StudioBinder is provided an iMac or iMac Pro. The turn-over rate is something that we worked on in 2017-18. It’s a common challenge for companies, and we've made huge strides with our process and how we filter new hires. These days we have a "band" versus a "group of rockstars” approach and it’s been really positive. When the company was just starting out salaries were lower (though still higher than competing blogs), but it's above market these days with 3 weeks paid time-off. The pay is in line with the experience. Oh, the bathroom — We weren't fans either. We've since expanded our office and built our own en suite bathroom. - Updated 4/11/20
1.0
Sep 19, 2018

Micromanagement and microaggressions

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The air-conditioning is so cold you need a sweater

Cons

This is a sneaky office where they keep your passwords, read your emails, and are afraid of face-to-face confrontation. The culture is caustic. Constant anger outbursts and lots of negative feedback. There's no trust in you and no reason to trust them. When someone leaves or is fired they are constantly talked about and given a smear campaign. The CEO even wrote a violent and actually offensive "short script" as a joke about one of the former tech employees. The place is prone to bullying and intimidation. I would not be surprised if there were not lawsuits in the works.

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StudioBinder Response
7y
I’m sorry you feel that way. It’s quite normal for a company to provide company emails and accounts, otherwise you’d be using your personal accounts at work. We do not read emails and private messages. That’s silly. When an employee is no longer with us, we do have to touch on it. These days it's a neutral 2-sentence statement, and everyone move on. If you find that there is no trust in your work product, perhaps you should question the work itself? You may find that there may be some room for improvement. We have a very open and collaborative environment at StudioBinder, which means there is a casual air about how colleagues at the office engage. I could see how a new hire may feel left out. Will work on that. Management is always careful not to offend anyone, and we do our best to keep a professional tone at all times. Bullying is never acceptable. - Updated 4/8/20

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