Element 84 Reviews

4.8

100% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)

Tracey Pilone

100% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Element 84 has an employee rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Element 84 employee rating is 25% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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21 reviews
5.0
27 Nov 2017
Recommend
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Pros

-- Surrounded by smart and passionate people, E84 is a major change from my last company which was bigger, but had much less talent and passion -- 100% paid medical benefits! This cost me $300+/month at my previous job for a much worse plan, very rare these days. -- MGMT is a making a concerted effort to continually improve, they brought an outside consultant in to help with this, and it's obvious. -- Bi-weekly check-ins, I believe this was recommended by MGMT consultant, I often have nothing newsworthy to share but it's good to know the lines of comm are open -- Great tech, both hardware and software, everyone gets a new MBP and any software needed to do your job, not tied to any tech stack so can work with new hotness --Great remote work environment, office is actually closed on Thursday so everyone WFH -- Meaningful work, management won't just accept any work -- Great company culture, frequent happy hours, offsite company meetings, and other gatherings to bring everyone together. -- Career growth discussed frequently and in-depth during1-on-1's and reviews

Cons

-- Much of the work is with other contractors, agencies, the same great culture won't necessarily apply there. -- The different projects tend to be silo'd, so you may feel disconnected from other team members at times -- Taking PTO is encouraged, but with 4 weeks/year (sick leave + vacation) this is very easy to do, and it doesn't appear to grow with seniority, but I could be wrong on that part. -- Small company structure, so if you NEED a seamless onboarding and ramp-up you may get frustrated

5.0
20 Sept 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I love working at Element 84. I'm a software engineer there. There are many great things about working there: * Small company - I know everyone there. I like the people with which I work. Because it's a small company it isn't hard to get to speak to the leadership. I can directly make an impact on the direction of the company through making suggestions or leading the direction of new initiatives. You don't have to deal with the bureaucracy of a larger company. * Excellent work - The work is hard and technically challenging. It's also rewarding in that I feel like I'm making the world a better place. Part of the company's mission is to do this. It's so rare to find a place where you get both challenging computer science/design problems but also a chance to work on something that makes a real difference in people's lives. * Talented, intelligent coworkers - I work with some of the smartest people I've ever met. The biggest thing for me is trust. I feel like I can trust the company leadership. They're good people. I know them well. I feel like they care about me, my family and our future. When I've made mistakes I've received honest critical feedback. If I work hard and do a good job I'm recognized for that.

Cons

The cons are minor but worth mentioning: * Contracting with other companies - Depending on the project you may be working with other companies that do not have the same small company feel. * Small company limitations - Smaller, younger companies have less resources than larger ones. Sometimes when you ask about a particular policy you may be the first person to do so and they have to work out the details. There's some risk with working for a smaller company but the management seems very conservative about taking risks and preparing for problems. We seem to be in very high demand so work shortage isn't something I would worry about. * Growing pains - As a small company that's growing there's going to be some growing pains where they work out how to handle a larger number of employees and contracts. Most of those problems have been passed already. The flip side of this is I can directly help shape the company as it's growing.

5.0
4 Feb 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours and a supportive culture. This company values their employees and they’re customers and the work is impactful and meaningful.

Cons

A smaller company means you’ll do a wider array of things and you might move projects more often but many look as that as a positive as well.

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