Firework Reviews

2.6

32% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)

Vincent Yang

35% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Firework has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Firework employee rating is 32% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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133 reviews
1.0
9 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The salary was livable, I guess. Office location was fine.

Cons

The main issue is that priorities shifted constantly — like, you'd start work on something, get halfway through, and suddenly it's not important anymore and now you need to pivot to something else that wasn't even communicated until that moment. Expectations were never clear from the start, and I'd get completely different direction week to week, which honestly gets exhausting. You'd spend time building systems based on what management swore was critical, then find out they'd decided on a totally different approach and nobody bothered looping you in. There's no way to do solid work when requirements change every five seconds and half the time you're finding out after you've already committed time and energy. I watched several other people leave for the exact same reason, so it's not just me being frustrated — it's a real pattern.

2.0
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

My coworkers are nice, but working here has been such a disappointment. I thought Firework would be a great fit for my career goals, but my experience has been nothing but stressful, unrewarding, and miserable. If you're thinking of working here, I highly advise against it.

Cons

Employees aren't respected. We're overworked, underpaid, and constantly forced to meet unreasonable demands every single day. Management couldn't care less about our well-being, and only cares about making as much money as possible.

1.0
25 Feb 2026

The Kleenex Culture: Used, Tossed, and Uncompensated

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Offers a crash course in navigating high-pressure environments with misaligned leadership. Provides a very clear blueprint of what a non-ideal workplace culture looks like, serving as a cautionary benchmark for future career moves.

Cons

The Reality of Working Here: Leadership is completely detached from the daily grind and broader market trends. Expect an inflexible culture where you are required to be in the office until 7:00 PM daily based on founder mandates. Professional development is non-existent; instead, you are forced to juggle the responsibilities of five people under the guise of "AI efficiency." In reality, management uses AI to generate instructions without checking for accuracy, leaving employees to deal with the fallout. To make matters worse, the company's financial health is questionable, evidenced by recent pay cuts, lack of cost-of-living adjustments, and the stripping away of health benefits.

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