Pros
- Good location (union square) - Some great and talented people work there (middle management and below) - "hot" industry, like the reviewer below mentioned, but the company has no direction (or will head in one direction, then say, nevermind, do this instead...not productive for the company or the employees) - 15 minute massage on Fridays if you can get a time slot (and if you consider this a perk given all of the cons...) - newly implemented 3 weeks vacation for all, 4 weeks after 5 years (not sure who has been there that long that isn't senior management. guessing they just made this change because of the turnover and these negative reviews)
Cons
-Horrible pay - expect about half of what you should be getting (according to national standards and NY Times salary tool) -No 401k match -No annual reviews or salary increases...even for those who have been there for years and performed well -Elitist senior management/executives; poor management from the executives (who, like another reviewer says, are the direct reports for most everyone...and they seem confused as to how the company should run and what it should focus on...there are executives managing teams they have no experience/expertise with) -No solid direction and unorganized, which makes it difficult to optimize the talent currently on board, and optimize the brand -Company spends money in nonsensical ways yet won't invest in what matters...including existing employees who deserve higher salaries (Buying a Starbucks Verismo machine to keep employees from going out for coffee, but making employees pay for the actual coffee needed to use the machine themselves, hiring 11 new developers and having 5 designers while other depts are very bare bones yet just as crucial (if not more) to success, etc.) -CEO seems to have a threatening tone with employees...processes have also recently been put into place that show employees that senior management/the CEO doesn't trust them...these processes don't drive efficiency either - they create more work and waste time -9 hour work day is true, like the reviewer below stated...many dedicated employes/those with good work ethic often work more than that