SweetLabs reviews

4.7

86% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Darrius Thompson

100% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

SweetLabs has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The SweetLabs employee rating is 22% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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18 reviews
5.0
Jun 28, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is by far the best company I have worked for in my career. The main thing that sets this company apart from other companies I have worked for is the senior management. I was instantly drawn to Sweetlabs when I had my first conversation with Darrius, the CEO, in my interview and he was a legitimate, down to earth, nice person. Don't get me wrong, this guy is extremely intelligent and driven, but he is not the typical egotistical megalomaniac CEO and this one thing significantly alters the entire work atmosphere. The entire senior management staff belongs in this category. There's no clawing to gain higher ranks in the company. There's no upper management cliques that you will never get into because you're not good enough to be classified as their colleagues rather than just their employees. In the past, I have worked with some exceptional people, but the people that the atmosphere of this company attracts are truly amazing. Every colleague I have had the pleasure of working with is intensely smart and invested in the success of the company. Everyone here is good natured and fun to get to know. The company encourages personal career growth because they know it will benefit both the individual as well as the company. This company is truly a collective of intelligent, driven, good-natured, and fun people. I could keep talking about the awesome culture that does fun events regularly, and plays as hard as they work and the variety of great benefits the company has to offer, but my other points are what truly place this company in a different league.

Cons

There is very little that I can classify as a con for this company. The only thing that comes to mind is that select departments have little to no interaction with each other and there is little to no opportunity to get to work with those colleagues and get to know them.

5.0
Jun 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SweetLabs has a lot to offer as a place of work. The environment is laid back, unconventional, and fun. The management empowers people with the freedom to to tackle tasks in the manor that they and their team see fit. There are snacks, foosball tables, happy hours, arcade games, and much more, but the best thing about SweetLabs are the people you'll me there.

Cons

You may end up with some difficult task to accomplish, but you won't be on an island. You're going to be surrounded by creative and talented individuals who are just as passionate about solving problems and building something great. As long as you're willing to rise to the challenge and be part of a team, the obstacles seem to fall away.

5.0
Jun 21, 2016

Challenging and rewarding

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Apart from all the perks of Friday lunches, happy hours, random events like having a bunch of puppies in the office or going paint balling, the best part is employees are empowered to find and fix problems. Employees are treated as real people by the C levels and valued as members of their various teams. The Seattle office is very casual and easy to work in. It is definitely nice to not feel like a disposable part in a large machine. I can easily say that this is the best place I have worked and something truly horrible to make me voluntarily leave.

Cons

We go fast and sometimes that means forgoing doing things the right way. From a server and security standpoint, that can be scary. I have had more than one time where someone on the team spent 16+ hours working on a project to have that abandoned for a different direction. Communication can sometimes be lacking or non-existent to the point that you don't know why you are doing something and you just hope that it provides value to the company. There is too much work to get done in a 40 hour week so there's a lot of prioritization that goes on and some projects that might help a few people's tasks easier are never touched. Follow the money right?

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