Great Culture does not mean - Anonymous employee NatureBox Employee Review

2.0
27 May 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most everyone is very friendly and hard-working. You will definitely make friends. There was always free snacks and drinks, so you're never hungry! And you can always have a beer at the end of the day as long as you're not trying to drive right after.

Cons

It's not as much a startup culture as it seems. We try to have fun work sponsored activities, most of the team wasn't able to attend due to time. We had to keep our heads down and stay on the phone. There is not enough people, since a lot of people come and go on the team. So they were pretty strict with our time. My starting out pay was extremely low and way below the area average. And don't dream of a raise because it's like pulling teeth for them.

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NatureBox Response
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Thank you for your feedback, (and for drinking responsibly at work). We hope you enjoyed your experience here, and want you to know that we’ve taken your comments to heart. Over the past year, we’ve been heavily focused on evolving our company and culture to make NatureBox the best place to work. While we try to accommodate the various work shifts and schedules as best we can, it’s not always possible. So we try to spread out our events over different times so everyone has a chance to partake and enjoy. As we continue to quickly grow, feedback like this becomes even more important as we strive to learn and be better. Regarding compensation, the Bay Area is a very competitive market for talent, and we’re serious about being competitive and continue to make progress as we grow the team. Snack on, Gautam and Ken Co-founders

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