Terrible workplace and culture - Anonymous employee 500px Employee Review

1.0
30 May 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is nothing good to write about recently. Once a good place, now it's terrible.

Cons

Looks like negative reviews are being suppressed. So much for hiding the truth. A lot of the negative reviews here are VERY accurate (and frankly give honest picture of the company). I am a woman, English is my second language and the the comment discrimination is bang on. The company doesn’t care about what employees feel. WFH, vacation etc don’t mean anything when culture is toxic. Backstabbing, judging people on their accents and micromanagement is rampant. GOT-esque vibe is accurate. I have not interviewed anyone but I won’t be surprised at this company’s shady practice to outsource problems to interviewing candidates, steal their ideas and reject them. Someone rightly wrote that the company is concerned with increasing ratings on Glassdoor. Whenever a few negative reviews are posted, Management and HR ask employees to flood positive reviews. The usual line of company that we move fast is so cliched. What the management doesn’t understand that a company can have great work culture and move fast, yet 500px excels in only one thing - move fast without any experimentation and not learn from the failures while not giving two hoots about culture. I laugh at the attempts to suppress negative voices and reviews. Truth always comes out. It’s getting terrible everyday. Attrition is high, people are overworked.

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5.0
5 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

500px has been an amazing place for me to grow personally and professionally. The senior management really cares about investing in the staff. There's huge opportunity to come and grow the company itself, too. It's truly a place where culture is put on the highest pedestal, and bringing new people in is taken very seriously to preserve the awesome team we have.

Cons

I've seen a lot from being here for over two years. As our CEO focused on growing out the exec team there was turbulence in figuring out what our focus should be and how we are going to get there. The great news is I can honestly say we're in a solid place now, and are putting in the foundations to get us to where we need to be.

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500px Response
8y
Thank you for the feedback and review. We've been making an effort to really invest in the development and fulfillment of our people. Have been making a consistent effort to keep reiterating our vision and mission, thank you for the reminder! - Andy
5.0
8 Feb 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing product on web and mobile - get to look at world-class photography all day long Passionate community with over 7 million members Great team, hardworking, people who really care No meeting Thursdays to give time to innovate and create - Focus on being a global business and hiring accordingly - employees speak 14 languages

Cons

Have teams in both San Francisco & Toronto so need to be attuned to working across time zones and locations Lots of change typical for a growing start-up - doesn't suit those looking for more predictable jobs, but creates lots of opportunity for those who want to make their mark

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500px Response
8y
Thanks for the review - agree with all your comments. It's an amazing opportunity we have here at 500px to combine the passion for photography and technology. We will improve our mindfulness for team members in different locations - thanks for the feedback and reminder! - Andy
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