Not what it seems - Manager Hello Sunshine Employee Review

1.0
15 June 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Depending on the role, could be a good comp but definitely skewed. Great benefits and coverage Great projects the company is working on and good mission. There are SOME good people you will find there

Cons

-Definitely outweigh any pros.... -toxic workplace culture from the top down, trickles from C suite to HR and below. -expectations are literal perfection as outlined in annual perf reviews -Extremely high turnover - you will see people set up for failure if someone doesn't like them on a personal level unfortunately -despite mission being stories focused on women and women of color, they do not value those things in that there is no support in women/mothers/worklife balance/equity/safe spaces, etc. -Requires you to be in office, no trust to be autonomous, very micromanagey managers -unprofessionalism from the top down - speaking poorly of employees, personal info mishared, favoritism, terminations with no notice/or prior reasoning -zero worklife balance any way you look at it. was quoted "if you have work life balance, you probably are not doing enough" **keep in mind 95% of 5 star reviews are from INTERNS, not true employees. why is that? **additionally, has been acquired by Candle Media, so keep that in mind when applying as many team members have crossed over and culture will most likely cross over to Candle as well unfortunately.

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5.0
4 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I love a female driven production company. It was always so cool to be in a place that was majority women, emotionally supportive and working on cool content

Cons

No real cons outside of what can happen when you work anywhere, where you can struggle with internal dynamics.

2.0
27 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Loved my coworkers and the internship program!

Cons

HR and higher-ups are a bunch of cliquey white women who deeply believe in the mission of upholding other white women. They do not want to see people grow here. The company is obsessed with the girl bossification of AI, and frankly, it's abysmal. I do not recommend working here. The company is tanking.

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