Good company, not that great of a job - Anonymous employee Ticketfly Employee Review

4.0
22 Nov 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They really treat you like a human being instead of a number or a "resource". The people I worked with grew to become something like a second family to me. The benefits were decent and the perks were great, lots of snacks and free lunch once a week. Great work life balance for me, but I felt that the product team was overworked and there was not a lot of consideration for resource availability when the roadmap was created. The client-facing teams also seemed overworked.

Cons

Unfortunately, there was a bit of classed separation between the engineering teams and the operations (client/customer facing) teams. It wasn't as bad when I first started, but in order to grow more competitive with other companies in the area, engineers were eventually treated better and given more recognition for projects. It's very difficult to see a hard-working group of people working the front lines for long arduous hours, paid less than half that of an engineer, dealing with real, complex and sometimes very angry people who are merely reacting to the inability of the engineering and tech teams to appropriately prioritize and adequately roll out new features. And then to be seemingly ignored while watching the eng/tech team come up with priorities based on absolutely no data. In addition to this, I had no opportunity for growth and after repeatedly communicating my goals and projects that would interest me and keep me at the company, I was ultimately never given the opportunity to really use my full potential at this company.

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Pros

-Mission: From the CEO and board down, each person at Ticketfly shares a common mission of applying technology to improve the live event experience of millions of people. -CEO: Andrew Dreskin is an amazing guy to work for. He has been a pioneer in the ticketing industry since selling the first online ticket in 1995 as founder/CEO of Ticketweb. He has the contacts, knowledge, and experience to have another success with Ticketfly. -Market Opportunity: Ticketfly is firmly positioned as the leading provider of ticketing services and marketing software for the middle market. An huge opportunity exists to expand upmarket and also to extend beyond music into other verticals. -Culture: Ticketfly has an outstanding culture. This is best illustrated in the Friday afternoon jam sessions in the band room within the office. -Perks: Copious snacks are provided, and employees are often surprised with food trucks and ice cream socials. But perhaps the most illustrative benefit is $200 per employee for tickets to live events.

Cons

-Hours: Ticketlfy is a very pleasant place to work. If anything, it is a bit too comfortable. Employees work hard, but the hours should be longer and the work ethic could be rigorous.

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