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zero Management, zero Artificial Intelligence and zero Product - Anonymous employee ShopCo Technologies Employee Review

1.0
22 Feb 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You join a multiple times "seed" financed Idea (if you followed the press, the last investments would be kind of series B or C, but not another seed), but apparently there is no money issue and so nobody questions anything. In fact, the benevolent fundings seem to have insulated the CEO from having to manage at all. And as long as the are investors willing to believe there "is" a product, nothing will change. Unfortunately I believed it, too. But I also have to mention: there was an exceptionally high amount of nice and talented people, specially the hr team, who really cared about employees` feedback and constantly attempted a people centered culture.

Cons

When I joined last Year, I was told there was a functional product that works on AI and had been tested in a "beta phase" back in Germany, also named a huge success. Honestly, there is nothing working on AI... In my opinion, the complete AI team, that once existed, was used to sell and then fired. Curiosity: Is there still a single AI developer in the company? Or, was there ever a working customer order? Only thing I perceived was a holiday-CEO, that had been multiple times on vacations, while there was a ban on holidays for everyone else in the company. In fact, there existed many rules and bans, but hey, they did´t apply to the CEO of a "seed funded startup". And guess what, he also had a personal assistant traveling forth and back with him at all times, minding his agenda and reassuring the CEO gets his food on time.

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ShopCo Technologies Response
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Dear reader, Platforms like this are a fantastic source of insider information on companies and an innovation in democratizing a window into the culture and vibe of a company. Unfortunately, the anonymity online posting provides can also prove irresistible to competitors, disgruntled ex-employees or others who might want to air their sour grapes. We respect everyone’s freedom of speech but would caution you to consider intentions when you look at reviews (haters gonna hate, right?). If you are passionate, friendly, innovative, and humble, please don’t let one person’s negative post campaign (the post from 02/19/17 unfortunately have the same author) keep you from learning more about one of the best jobs you’ll ever have.

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5.0
1 Feb 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Shop.co has a super collaborative work culture where opinions and ideas can be shared in weekly meetings, making it a true team environment. Employees are encouraged to propose new projects to management, and take charge of them if they're approved. Things move really fast here (it's a startup, after all), meaning you're always learning something new and improving your skills. If you're ready to work hard and actually make a difference at a company, this is the place!

Cons

It can become very fast paced when projects are in full swing, which can be overwhelming, but also exciting. There are two offices, one in Germany and one in San Francisco, which can make impromptu communication a bit tricky due to time differences.

1.0
29 Mar 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Engineers, staff, idea and potential. Nice chill vibe, good culture when the CEO doesn't get involved.

Cons

A complete executive disaster with just a few exceptions. The CEO is an idiot , has no clue and continues to waste more money from investors. I think they should remove him as soon as possible before this implodes. I had a lot of view into the Financials of the company and auditing his spending is a must. From parties to travel, and invoices that are coming from weird companies.. The company will fail with him as a leader, micromanagement, interference, and pure arrogance will waste all the resources. Shameful business practices and borderline illegal in many ways with regards to employees. Talent was here and we had to leave because we didn't want to go to jail in Germany when this explodes.

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ShopCo Technologies Response
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Dear reader, Platforms like this are a fantastic source of insider information on companies and an innovation in democratizing a window into the culture and vibe of a company. Unfortunately, the anonymity online posting provides can also prove irresistible to competitors, disgruntled ex-employees or others who might want to air their sour grapes. We respect everyone’s freedom of speech but would caution you to consider intentions when you look at reviews (haters gonna hate, right?). If you are passionate, friendly, innovative, and humble, please don’t let one person’s negative post campaign (the posts from19/02/17 and from 22/02/17 unfortunately have the same author) keep you from learning more about one of the best jobs you’ll ever have.
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