3.2
55% would recommend to a friend
Mike Grossman
80% approve of CEO
33% positive business outlook
Pros
Decent compensation. Stocked kitchen. Friday lunches.
Cons
The new tech management and management in general wasn't great. Seemed intent on selling the company rather than try to salvage it. No real continuity in a particular direction either. We'd start to talk about doing something and not follow through. I didn't feel like I was contributing, nobody took the time to talk to me if I was being used to the best of my abilities.
Pros
-Fair Pay -Opportunities for advancement and to use all of your skills -Management really trusts their employees and treat them like adults -Lunches provided on Fridays -Bagels provided on Monday -Fun team building and off-site events -Great Holiday events -Employees really care about the product and the company, striving to make work easier, cleaner, and more efficient It's a shame the company was shut down in the bay area. It was a great place to work with a lot of great people. You're treated like an adult. Employees can use their phones and the internet, but are trusted that they will complete their work and not slack. The trust is always rewarded with happy, hard-working employees. If you were a little late back from lunch if you went out to grab food, you were never hassled. Salary pay and no having to clock in/out. These people trusted their employees, and this trust was never taken advantage of. The happiest bunch of folks. I don' think I'll ever have a job quite like it again.
Cons
None that I can think of.
Pros
* Used to be a fun work environment with lots of dedicated, smart coworkers before the company was acquired. There are still some great people left, of course, but they are getting fewer and fewer. * At one time it was a great opportunity for learning and career growth. * Free Friday lunches, fun company outings (cruises, go-kart racing, scavenger hunts, etc), stocked fridge with drinks and snacks.
Cons
* Almost the entire Engineering, Product, and Operations teams have left or been laid off in the past 3-4 months after the company was acquired by j2 Global. Only Customer Support and a literal handful (i.e. less than 5) of developers and Ops staff remain. In February 2015, just 5 short months ago, SugarSync employed close to 50 people; now, only about 15 are left. * There was no serious attempt made to retain employees after the acquisition. This, combined with several rounds of heavy-handed and shortsighted layoffs, left staff demoralized, unmotivated, and overworked, forced to do more with nothing. Naturally, a mass exodus of talent ensued. No retention bonuses of substance were offered (new CEO Hemi Zucker is openly opposed to financial incentives), no retention plans were put in place - it was like they refused to even acknowledge that employee retention was a substantive issue. New management was warned time and time again that this would happen, but refused to heed the warnings. The swift departure of so many senior employees had a domino effect that caused other, more junior people to resign that would have stayed on despite the other changes. * The new ownership is cheap and embodies the saying "penny-wise, but pound-foolish." They offer bare minimum vacation time and 401(k) matching (not sure about salary for new employees, but I suspect it's below market as well). During the initial onboarding process, we were told that we were getting a much richer benefits package than the rest of the company and that the company "doesn't like to spend money" on its employees. Really? * Absurd and archaic policies or lack thereof. A few examples: no work from home policy; education-related costs relevant to job (i.e. classes, books, certification tests, etc) are only reimbursed up to 50%, must be approved directly by the CEO (yes, the CEO of the whole company) and the money must be returned if the employee leaves the company within a certain time frame; the company has a formal policy forbidding departing employees from sending farewell emails (they must have quite a bit of turnover to be so preoccupied with this). * I could go on, but others have said many similar things here. See also: j2 Global Glassdoor review page.
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