Lots of gossip, not much work ethic - Anonymous employee STR Employee Review

2.0
27 Aug 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work environment, nice offices. Started at a very low salary but received reasonable pay increases every 6 months/year. Salary seemed to cap-out in my last year with no foreseeable opportunity to increase it further. My salary capped-out well below industry average and well below what I was ultimately offered elsewhere.

Cons

More time was spent gossiping, belittling and making fun of other employees than working. It was disrespectful and left me feeling desperately unfulfilled at the end of each day. Pretending to work was fun for a while but got old fast. Little in the way of guidance or expectations. So many people are hired/fired/promoted/demoted based on their familiarity to the founding family, regardless of academic background, skills or experience. There is a huge elaborate Christmas party each year meanwhile employees have to pay for a measly cup of coffee from the employee kitchen. It's rather puzzling for a company that has a monopoly on what it does, globally. Two star rating because the they paid me and the job was overall low-moderate stress/low-moderate work load most of the year with opportunity for travel.

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Pros

- Company benefits (healthcare, vision, dental, 401K, Company Stock Purchase Plan, Vacation time, Parental Leave) - Pay structure - Coolers with sandwiches and snacks provided for employees. - High quality coffee machines on-site

Cons

- Corporate company culture structure - Company does not offer fully remote work opportunities - You must pay to park

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