Work Here to Gain Experience, Hard to See Real Future Considering the Unstable Leadership - Anonymous employee Schipul Employee Review

3.0
3 Mar 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Fun environment to work in, when you don't factor in the potential instability of the way the company is run -Allows entry-level professionals with a college degree to gain experience in nearly all facets of web development, social media marketing, online marketing, and some programming if you have the desire to learn -Fast paced environment -Large client base, specifically in and around Houston -Fairly established, has been around at least 13 years

Cons

-Ineffective Human Resources management -Arbitrary company policies implemented with no real fore-thought on the future affects to the organization as a whole -Mostly disorganized approach to leadership among the highest ranks of management -Extremely high turn over of employees -Low pay compared to industry standards and location

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5.0
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Pros

Good people and everyone is very willing to work and help you where you might struggle.

Cons

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2.0
26 June 2013
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Pros

- Fun and social environment typical of web agencies (parties, beer/wine in the fridge, young stafff) - Great networking opportunities - Get web experience with no previous experience - Get training in many areas like Project Management, Development, Sales, SEO... - Young / High Energy - Very atypical workplace. They call themselves Schipulites. It's a bit like a club - Small company

Cons

- Low pay with few opportunities for raises (especially among single people) - Employees are "highly encouraged" to work overtime. - Inexperienced staff - High stress environment - High level of gossip, especially among management. - High turnover (around 30% annually when I was there) - Low focus on technical skills - Constant restructuring - Required self-help book reading - Arrogant upper level management with little to no experience implementing modern web technologies - Meetings usually devolved into public bashing of clients and workers - Stress that employees should be undervalued. - Everyone is a "project manager" - Public shaming in monday company-wide meetings - "Candor" is often talked about and encouraged, but usually met with disapproval and repercussions

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