Inexperienced leadership - Anonymous employee Airy Labs Employee Review

1.0
20 Mar 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Was able to work with an extremely talented team who were all from the top of their fields. Was able to gain exposure to the industry and learn more about the start up world.

Cons

Management was very inexperienced and did not articulate the goals and vision of the company very well to the employees. Extreme micromanagement and discouraged communication between teams was a detriment to productivity. Parents involvement in management and organizational structure inhibited any work from getting done.

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4.0
21 Dec 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Early stage startup, tons of stuff to do Team is really smart and I think we're doing something very worthwhile What we're working on is very exciting and there's tons of potential for changing how kids learn, plus an enormous market for it.

Cons

It's hard work and a lot is expected out of you - you're expected to produce every day and there's pressure from the management to deliver; it's being run like a classic startup, and we're in the office for a long time every day - not much work life balance at this stage.

1.0
5 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work with talented team with plenty of experience under their belt. You believe in the goals of Airy Labs in the beginning. Management tries to provide basic accommodations but that does not make up for poor management. Good office location. Personal chef (you pay a % of the meals) and yoga instructor.

Cons

Management is split between the CEO and his father. That is not necessarily a con however it makes communication difficult if both needs to be present. Logically speaking it is better to deal with one competent leader. No light at the end of the tunnel. When can schedules be scaled back to just 10 hours? Personal and team meetings held after normal working hours regularly. You feel as though you are constantly "on call". No work and personal life separation. You can easily become unhealthy due to lack of sleep and exercise and therefore lose motivation to continue. Burn out. System of nearly nightly evaluations.

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