Laughable - Anonymous employee Scoutmob Employee Review

2.0
20 Oct 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are some amazing people I worked with during my time here I still keep in contact with. These people became my friends and network which landed me the position I am in today. If they did one thing well, they hired some decent people. Cool space, snacks in the kitchen, fun office events. The Halloween party was cool. Curatied some great vendors for Shoppe.

Cons

It's amazing that both the founders left after the big layoffs. One continues to "help" start-ups and has said at a talk "he likes to help begin journies, not end them". It is amazing now that this person runs a very trendy, waitlisted "rent a desk" space a la WeWork while offering "consultation". Very clique-heavy space. Oh, you shop at Madewell? Instantly ostracized. There was a hierarchy of who was at the top and who was not. If you were not, you sadly were more likely to be affected by the layoffs. No clear direction of work, just entering in images and text, emailing makers for Shoppe, and having many pointless meetings. Yes, there was "flexible" PTO but you had to be on call no matter what. It was impossible to get a full week off with no work. On top of that, the majority of us supplied our own laptops and accessories.

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Cons

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2.0
20 June 2016
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Pros

I love supporting locally made goods and services, the people were awesome, and the name holds a lot of clout in Atlanta. There were perks like remote working, casual work environment, good environment for self-starters and people who don't like a lot of structure. If you had an idea you wanted to pursue, there was no one there to say no.

Cons

There was an unreasonable amount of work that needed to get done, and I was constantly having my resources cut. I worked 10-12 hours most days, and a lot of the weekends too. Pay was ok for a normal 9-to-5, but this definitely wasn't it. The new CEO was only worried about the dollars, and not at all worried about the health, mental or physical, of his employees.

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