Turbine Labs reviews

3.2

55% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Leigh Fatzinger

52% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Turbine Labs has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Turbine Labs 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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18 reviews
1.0
Jun 5, 2019

Trust what the reviews say

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Laid back dress code, some cool people and snacks (as if these are actually pros of a company) Ground breaking tech? Pro? it would be if it was.

Cons

I read the previous reviews about other experiences, and I have to say that they're 100% correct. If you want a REAL analyst position, I would suggest going somewhere else. This is social media curation, not true data analytics. Little to no guidance for new hires with unrealistic expectations. No need to beat a dead horse, read the other "negative" reviews and you'll understand why. Also, it seems as if there some meddling going on in some of these reviews… “like getting an MBA”. If you think working here is even closely considered to that, you must have sub-par intelligence. The CEO sounds Petty and desperate writing a article about the reviews of the company. Remember, actions speak louder than an article posted online. You'll see real change when the reviews on Glassdoor reflect the criticism stated.

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Turbine Labs Response
7y
My name is Leigh Fatzinger, founder and CEO of Turbine Labs. I appreciate your feedback and giving us the opportunity to address your comments. As always, anyone considering a role at Turbine Labs can contact me directly at Leigh(at)turbinelabs(dot)com or call me at 720-414-5523 to discuss. Prospective employees should know that we will never view being open, candid, and honest as a sign of being petty or desperate. I have no issues addressing your feedback directly, in the open. Turbine Labs was started five years ago, by me, with no outside investment. In the last 12 months, our company has doubled in size, both in revenues and in headcount (to nearly 30 people) for two reasons: the dedication of our people and our commitment to our customers. Make no mistake - Turbine Labs is a startup. Startups are environments of change. And startup environments are not always a good fit for people who are not used to that dynamic. For a few individuals who left our company between 7-12 months ago, parting ways was best for everyone involved, and we hope they were able to find career opportunities that better suited them. One year ago, our company was half the size, and our resources were half as well. Austerity and good business practices enabled us to double in size, which enabled everyone who shared the vision to share the rewards, some of which are new this year: *For our size, Turbine Labs pays at or above market rate in every function (analytics, sales, engineering, and administration), commensurate with experience. *Turbine Labs offers generous stock options grants to every employee - including part time employees and interns. *Turbine Labs offers unlimited PTO, as well as flexible work schedules. *Turbine Labs pays 100% of medical health care premiums for every full-time employee. *Turbine Labs issues every senior analytics professional a Mac laptop as well as a 27” external monitor, so they can work in a collaborative environment, in our lounge area, or remotely, if needed. *Our software is patent-pending, and our on-site software development team includes world-class engineering talent and leadership previously employed at IBM Watson, Trimble, and other leading engineering organizations. *Platform development occurs hand-in-hand between our engineering and analytics teams. *Turbine Labs has had zero employee turnover since January, 2019. The people that join our company today quickly and clearly see and experience an environment and opportunity that starkly contradicts your review, which is not to say your feedback is not valuable. Your contribution helped us get to where we are. At the same time, we are not close to being finished when it comes to growing, changing, improving, and learning. Which is why we ask each prospective employee to read all our reviews, so they can make their own judgement. Again, thank you for the opportunity to allow us to be candid and open about your experience.
1.0
May 29, 2019

Complete waste of time

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you last until your birthday, you might get a good cake.

Cons

- No real training, you are thrown into the deep end with unrealistic expectations and time frames with little to no support from management. There is a real "figure it out" mentality. - During the interview, management will paint a picture of a relaxed and team-oriented start-up environment where breaks can be taken. However, you will be lucky to have time to a take a lunch break or get help on any tasks. - The culture here is toxic. When you take your issues to management, the issues will be ignored and you will be treated like a troublemaker. - One individual in "management" speaks to colleagues with no respect. CEO has been notified multiple times but does nothing to correct the inappropriate behavior. The individual will go out of their way to make your life miserable. - Absolutely no work-life balance. There are extremely unrealistic expectations of overtime and you will be lucky to have a weekend off. If you say you cannot work overtime because of personal plans, you will be told you are not a team player. - Extremely low compensation considering the level of stress, the toxic culture, and how you are spoken to by management. - No opportunity for growth or improvement of professional skills. - This is NOT a data analytics job. This company is performing simple PR tasks.

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Turbine Labs Response
7y
This is Leigh Fatzinger, Founder and CEO of Turbine Labs. First, I appreciate that you've taken the time to give our team feedback. So thank you. Any individual using Glassdoor to help make a decision about whether our company is the right fit is more than welcome to contact me directly to discuss your points, as well as their own future at our company. My email address leighf (at) turbinelabs.com, and my direct line is 720-414-5523. I would encourage anyone viewing this review to read my LinkedIn post on this topic, and make their own decision about our company in contrast to this review: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/virtue-blisteringly-bad-glassdoor-review-leigh-fatzinger/ Turbine Labs is a start-up. Yes, we have a "figure it out mentality", and we'll always have some of that. We encourage fresh ideas and never take for granted that our existing team doesn't have all the answers. That mentality serves innovative companies, including ours, well. The environment at Turbine Labs is fast-paced and never boring. Our products are in high demand. The company has doubled in size over the last year, and we expect to double again in the next 9 months. In that time we've spent a lot of time and invested heavily to accommodate our growth in balance with the needs of the people who helped us get to where we are. Here are a few examples: -We operate 18 hours per day in three shifts. Employees can (and do) go skiing before they come into work. Employees can (and do) leave at 2pm and hit the gym or the golf course. If team members do not *leave* work on time, they're considered 'late'. -We instituted an unlimited PTO policy in January, 2019 and encourage mental health days. We are able to do this because we're almost twice the size as we were in 2018. -We hold monthly small group lunches where I listen to individuals across teams to understand their needs from a training, tools, and personal perspective. -Any entry-level analyst can become a certified Sr Analyst at their own pace, and create their own promotion to, which includes a substantial increase in salary. Any Sr Analyst can, and does, work on new products, projects, or can explore creating a new role for themselves. -We have added a number of new roles to support our growth, including a Chief Operating Officer, VP of Engineering, senior engineers, account management and operations to better support our customers and our team. -We further improved our benefits program, and premiums have always been 100% paid by the company, almost unheard of for a company our size. -Every employee at Turbine Labs, including interns, has always been offered a generous grant of stock options, also unheard of for a company our size. -Our compensation packages are market-based and competitive, and based on a number of factors, including previous experience. When taking into consideration the other benefits, we are among the most generous for companies our size, at our stage. This is not to say working at Turbine Labs is not challenging. This is not to say we don't work long days. That is the nature of a professional career. It's the nature of a startup environment. But make no mistake: this is not a retail job. This is not a mundane data entry job at a big company. It's a challenging role in a rapidly growing company. As such, people who have grit and persistence, who are intellectually stimulated, curious, and hard working, do very well at Turbine Labs. As always, I'm available by email, phone, and in person to discuss further.
1.0
Mar 11, 2019

Bad treatment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

some great people work there snacks

Cons

poor leadership bad treatment of analysts & employees culture can be toxic high turnover low pay

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