Interesting industry, wrong company to work for if you like rideshare or transportation - Anonymous employee Sidecar (CA) Employee Review

2.0
3 Apr 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Product features are different (arguably superior) to competitors. Great office location, $150 sidecar credits for employees per month, was the leader in rideshare early in the rideshare game. Fun opportunity to interact directly with app users.

Cons

Pay is not good for most groups. Engineers and top management are probably ok, but other employees are underpaid. The customer support groups are treated terribly in every aspect: overworked, underpaid, not appreciated, no resources. High stress and low reward. Marketing is the same. Good group of people but underpaid, overworked, no resources... Values are nonexistent at the company. Perks aren't impressive compared to other startups. There are some snacks and lunch one day a week. Company parties and happy hours are just ok. The product itself is good, but not well supported by QA or dev, so other teams feel the pain. There's a feeling of being in last place compared to competitors. Management ineffectively promotes the underdog concept. Employee turnover seems high (not sure what the standard is, but more people are leaving than we're hiring).

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5.0
5 Jan 2016
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Pros

-Incredible team of passionate & intelligent individuals -Great mission driven culture that shines through in the most difficult of times -Extremely transparent and empowering senior leadership -Lean team allows for everyone to have an impact

Cons

-Extremely competitive industry -Underfunded

5.0
5 Feb 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Amazing, intelligent team of people that collaborate on many different projects together - no matter what your specific role in the company is. -Very diverse group of people coming from all different paths of life. -Ability to grow and advance within the company if you are dedicated and take the proper initiatives. There are many examples of internal promotions within the Sidecar organization. -Great perks (including unlimited time off!) that are easily taken for granted, along with an amazing office manager who will go above and beyond for each employee and team! -An open, transparent "startup" work environment where you can freely discuss ideas, concerns, and share feedback with the CEO, exec team and upper management. -Building friendships with colleagues that will last a lifetime!

Cons

-Growing too fast for the current size of the office which makes concentrating on projects difficult. -Though the salaries of developers and other higher up positions are very competitive, sometimes the lower positions. are not as fairly compensated for and annual raises are few and far between (especially when you've been with the company for multiple years). -Rushed product deadlines resulting in releasing multiple unpolished products -Dealing with a handful of burnt out, negative individuals on a daily basis

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