Best job ever turned into a daily grind - Anonymous employee PokerStars Employee Review

3.0
23 July 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Still an industry leader Very competitive salary and benefits (likely to change soon as the company is cutting costs everywhere after becoming public). Multicultural environment, many bright, interesting and fun people Working hours/location can be flexible depending on position (i.e. working from home, no set start time) Staff are given opportunities to openly provide feedback (but it does not necessarily gets noticed)

Cons

Once a blue-chip, people-focused company became cutting costs-focused. A public company purchased from the previous owners for a large sum of borrowed money, that now it needs to pay back. This is proving difficult if even possible at all, so things are looking a bit gloomy at the moment. Talented people and company veterans are leaving or being made redundant. Very limited career progression for most employees despite management's claims. Staff relationships can be toxic; morale has worsened over the years, same with work quality and professionalism Work schedule in Operations department (the biggest in the company) is not designed for the convenience of employees and can be very hectic. Requirements and processes are becoming more "robotic".

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

Full autonomy within a smaller team

Cons

Limited ability to grow past manager level

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