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2.0
Apr 3, 2017

Sinking ghost ship

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Pros

Great benefits: Free lunches 2x a week + unlimited snacks In office massages Free clubs, such as boot camp and yoga Great people team: Really care about the employees Continuously asking for feedback Listens to suggestions from any employee (Some) Great ppl: Hardworking smart team mates that are great at what they do

Cons

Management: Many first time ppl managers with little to no training equals a lot of frustration and micro management. Not a lot of transparency in decision making. Favouritism is a thing here on several teams. Constant change in directions means projects stopping mid way or having to redo things more then a sane person should have to. Layoffs: Weird handling of layoffs and a lot of empty spaces makes coming to work a little odd and the offices are often rather empty. Morale: Despite the efforts of the people team in cheering people up with fun events, the morale is not positive. After a handful of unexpected layoffs and departures, many long time employees have started leaving which doesn't sit well for current employees that might feel like staying means going down with the ship.

2.0
Jun 14, 2016

Some great people but the company needs improvement

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Pros

- Free lunch twice a week, free drinks and snacks everyday - Casual dress environment - Some smart, friendly, and awesome people to work with - 401k + matching, benefits, employee events - Smaller company so you get to learn and be involved in many different projects

Cons

- Mountain View office is old and not located in a convenient area (San Francisco and Atlanta offices are nice though) - Management makes decisions that are not well thought out - Layoffs recently - Many young and/or inexperienced people with not much real corporate experience so not sure if the company can get to the next level

3.0
Oct 12, 2016
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Pros

-positive culture -lots of the usual Silicon Valley bells and whistles (massages, food, ping pong) - lots of attempts to listen to feedback (via a lot of internal surveys) -benefits are competitive (low base salary however)

Cons

-most of management at the mid-level has no experience in management and it shows -low salary -poor communication from management to lower ranks = equals a lot of ambiguity on basics like "what do we do?" "what services do we offer?" "how much does it cost?" -low moral since a slew of layoffs earlier in the year. -Very high rate of employee turnover, lots of hiring, lots of firing as well.Would not recommend applying here as they don't seem to have a grasp of their hiring needs, lots of questions around job stability

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