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mindSpark Learning Reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(12 total reviews)

17% positive business outlook

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12 reviews
3.0
4 Apr 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I really enjoy the design team and everyone I work with here in general. Most of us are always upbeat and happy while trying to make a difference in the world of education. Our bi-weekly team meetings are a great way to get together and hang out while being at work along with the free lunches provided on a semi-regular basis.

Cons

It stresses me to write this - I have been here for a few years and have watched our marketing/design team come and go with most positions having to be filled a few times a year. It's a shame we have hired and moved countless people away from their homes in different states just to watch them leave 2-3 months later. Our marketing and strategy leaders are severely out of touch and are never able to accomplish, or align on the same page together. I also can't stand our leadership mentions MindSpark being a 'global company' when we are rarely able to fill or have local Colorado residents need/want to attend our programs after 5 years. Thankfully, we are a non-profit and funds are given to us by gracious donors to continue to stay afloat.

1.0
22 Aug 2022

Plane Crash

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The kitchen is stocked with snacks. You're doing meaningful work, and they offer a monthly massage in-office (that’s a pretty unique and useful offering). The teams that executed everything (product/design, marketing, and facilities teams) were pretty great to work with, too.

Cons

To be quite honest, this company is not led well. Everyone on the leadership team (c-level employees) had equal say in every decision, which interfered with how teams were managed by their leaders, what products were offered, and the overall company direction. Also, a lot of feedback provided to them about their ideas and leadership style was stubbornly pushed aside, which consequently led to many of their programs falling flat. There was a ton of inconsistency with how employees were treated; they certainly had their favorites and even gave special treatment to certain employees to the point of promoting individuals whose work ethic and contributions were questioned by the people who worked directly with them (again, feedback arrogantly ignored). The leadership team even enabled entitled behavior from some of their members, one of which was mentioned in a previous review on this site. This added to the toxic environment within the office, which by the way, you were required to be in unless you had the perks of flexibility and remote working which were only given, again, to the leadership team and their favorite employees. One thing they loved to say to describe the company is “we’re building the plane as we fly it.” But I saw too often them throw away the working parts of that “plane”, and overlook the hard-working people who had good ideas to optimize the building process.

2.0
1 Aug 2023

Toxic C-Suite

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

working with educators and organizations - people who are really making a difference.

Cons

C-Suite is toxic. No coaching, no mentorship, they gossip about lower level people, and are running the company into the ground.

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