Does Yaymaker pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yaymaker employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Yaymaker. This rating has decreased by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Yaymaker?

41% of Yaymaker employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Yaymaker 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yaymaker?

Artist (20) , Event Host (6) , Art Instructor (4) , Host (4) , Licensee (4) , Instructor (3) , Manager (3) , Anonymous (2) , Assistant (2) , Co-Host (2) , Customer Service (2) , Event Coordinator (2) , Local Partner (2) , Master Artist (2) , Operations Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Yaymaker according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 12 reviews)); "No boss over my shoulder, made decent money for a while." ((in 5 reviews)); "Depending on licensee the work environment can be friendly" ((in 4 reviews)); "Flexible hours, fun with art" ((in 4 reviews)); "Coworkers were fun" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Yaymaker according to real employee reviews?

"Long term, founding employees are constantly being pushed out and fired for 'making too much'...but they don't even pay industry standard for their jobs." ((in 12 reviews)); "no benefits or anything (it is meant to be a fun side job I get that)" ((in 5 reviews)); "Since it is a franchise and anyone can buy into Paintnite, they don't really care about the artists teaching directly under the liaison that was my direct boss." ((in 4 reviews)); "As nice as leadership can be, unfortunately they are NOT good in a crisis and it shows." ((in 4 reviews)); "Inconsistent communication; sometimes urgent questions are left unanswered by supervisors and mgmt." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Yaymaker redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Yaymaker redundancy and their outlook for job security at Yaymaker in 2026.

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Yaymaker Reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(99 total reviews)

Dan Hermann

89% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture and values

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Yaymaker has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 99 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Yaymaker employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

99 reviews

1.0

25 Dec 2014

This place is toxic.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fun activities , cool people , flexible hours

Cons

Management is crazy and self serving. They have no idea what they are doing. They just care about themselves. They have us working for nothing and have us thinking we have no better options. It is an awful place.

2.0

2 Jun 2015

IT Start-Up Destined to Dive

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Initially creative and encouraging environment.

Cons

You have to know people in the company to get hired; talent, efficiency, quality of work and experience are rarely important. Company presents as being very diverse, but is mainly white and hetero-normative. Highly focused on image, with very little focus on quality.

1.0

4 May 2015

The Worst.

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The product the company is putting out is fun (but has very little to do with the headquarters or work environment).

Cons

This is by far the worst work environment I've ever been in. Upper management is completely unprofessional and manipulative. Little room to grow unless you're a "popular" paint niter. Very cliquey. Management equates unprofessional, rude, and demeaning behavior to "growth" and people that are upset but it are accused of not being flexible enough. There is a difference between a company growing and changing quickly and tyrant, heartless management. The pay is horrible. The company is making a TON of money, yet employees barely scrape by. Perhaps instead of taking the entire office to Red Sox games or renting party buses, they could pay people a living wage. If the company was more like the face they try to show to the public it would be a great place to work. Their culture and values that are supposedly so important to them are a complete joke. None of them are followed. I'm getting out as soon as I find a new job.

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