Drawbridge Reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)
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Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan

80% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Drawbridge has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Drawbridge employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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54 reviews
2.0
25 Oct 2015

I used to love this job

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Co workers were the best part about this job, very smart and helpful people. I found managers in most departments to be very nice and approachable such as Engineering, Business Development, Marketing, Ad ops, Product. Company culture was pretty good when I joined but started becoming bad slowly over the last year. Provide $7 per day towards meal which is nice. Sometimes the kitchen is stocked, sometimes its empty. ( depends on if CEO wants to spend money on the employees) Close to freeway, Marginal salary increases. If your not in engineering then very little from what I heard. Somewhat open and spacious office.

Cons

You will work Long hours (50+ a week in most departments) Stock compensation was lacking in pretty much every department and wont change. The accounting department seems to have new people join and leave every other month. From what I've seen and heard they work even longer then 60+ hours and are treated pretty poorly. This also made it difficult to get anything done related to accounting because those guys were so swamped with work. The office politics was slowly increasing as the company got bigger which is expected. The office building is very old and looks like it could fall apart at any moment. The CEO only cares about the engineers, that much is pretty obvious once you've seen the way she acts around the rest of the staff, by which she totally ignores non - engineers. She also has a tendency to scream at upper management when she gets mad, which is often (weekly). I feel bad for the managers. Even though its only like 4 years old this is not like the regular startups like Uber, Airbnb, Netflix. So dont be fooled, you wont find that type of culture here.

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Drawbridge Response
10y
Thank you for your feedback, we are always looking to improve. I would love to schedule time for a debrief. Please reach out to me at zinzi@drawbrid.ge
3.0
15 Feb 2018

Company not process oriented

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Cwkrs/peers here are an amazing, inclusive group - Engineering team very helpful, smart, and humble - Ahead of the game with graph idea but lacking in execution

Cons

- Management plays favorites and rewards loyalty even if those people lack necessary skills - No sick days or work flexibility (strict 9:30-6pm schedule), wfh heavily frowned up - No gym reimbursement, phone, health insurance out of pocket - CEO only looking out for herself

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Drawbridge Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback about your experience as part of the team at Drawbridge. We appreciate the time you invested and your contributions. Thank you for the insights on your experience and we wish you the best in your new endeavors.
3.0
3 May 2016

Good company but not for all departments

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good Culture, nice company events , decent location, somewhat flexible working schedule, very professional working environment and decent pay. Most managers are very good at their job and good leaders. Overall it's definitely one of the better start ups.

Cons

The reason I did not give this company 5 stars is because of the ceo and the treatment of other departments. The Ceo is not a good leader, she tries but when you yell at my boss and fellow employees in front of the entire office, I do not appreciate that. Also the treatment of some other departments is poor in particular accounting and sales. They work long hours and from what I've heard aren't compensated very well.

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Drawbridge Response
10y
Hi! Thank you for your feedback. We are always looking to improve Drawbridge. I would love to learn more confidentially if you are willing to share it with me. Please email me at zinzi@drawbrid.ge
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