Pros
There are genuinely great people working at GameChanger. The hiring team does a solid job of bringing in smart, capable individuals. Unfortunately, those talented folks often don’t stick around — they either get pushed out or leave on their own for better opportunities. Once or twice a year they will fly or pay for you drive into the NYC Offices and throw a massive party and morale booster. They will shower you with how great the company is doing and how great everything is. We call it Corporate theater these shows they put on. Which is great for that perk to get to spend time in NYC on company dime. On the plus side, the company (via Dick’s Sporting Goods) pays on time, and the salaries tend to be competitive — in many cases, people are overpaid compared to the market. If compensation is your top priority, that might make it worth it for a while.
Cons
As many others have said, this company is being led by a CEO and Senior Leadership team that seem more interested in throwing parties for staff and tossing around buzzwords than in truly leading. The disconnect between leadership and the rest of the organization is staggering. It's hard to believe they even know who works here, let alone what people actually do. Yes, there are good people working at GameChanger. Talented, hardworking individuals who show up each day to keep things running and many of them staying simply to collect a paycheck, not because they believe in the direction of the company anymore. And who could blame them? It’s deeply concerning that a youth sports product is being run by people with little to no sports background. That lack of domain knowledge is clearly reflected in product decisions and strategic priorities. How many of them have kids of their own? The company may tout its financial growth, but much of that is driven by price hikes, not by innovation, not by evolving value to users, and certainly not by thoughtful leadership. Cracks are beginning to show everywhere: more games being dropped from the platform, more upset customers, and a rising number of problems with fewer and fewer meaningful solutions. Instead of fixing what’s broken, leadership seems more focused on appearances and maintaining a facade of success. To make matters worse, we’ve seen a revolving door of truly great employees either leaving on their own or being let go, while others who coast along doing the bare minimum continue to be promoted or protected. It’s discouraging, to say the least.