Good Place to Learn About Industry - Anonymous employee Spongecell Employee Review

2.0
3 June 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place to start your career in ad tech Promotes work/life balance (usually 9-6PM) Open communication about the company's goals and direction from CEO

Cons

Pay is on the lower end Little communication from HR about when people leave the company Most teams are stretched thin - little direction and strategy from management to fill in for people that leave Our particular team had very limited room for advancement. Manager had nominal interest in discussing or investing in one's professional career path

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Spongecell Response
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Thank you for taking the time to review your experience. We are happy to hear how valuable the open communication policy with Spongecell’s CEO, Ben, is and we continue to drive initiatives to create better communication practices throughout the organization. Our main goal with all communication plans is to protect our current, future, and past employees. This also includes strategic plans for workflow during transitions. As our company grows, more opportunities to advance will arise within each department. We are actively engaging with managers to see where advancements should be awarded. We also encourage employees to open this dialogue with their managers, and recently shared guidelines with managers on best practices for conducting their 1:1. Our new communication policies will help employees feel comfortable in this setting and we hope to continue improving here. Thanks again for reviewing your experiences as a Spongecell employee. We hope you look back on your time as positive and exponential in the growth of your career.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
23 June 2014
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The mission of the company is cool - the idea that every ad can be interactive and it doesn't have to be costly or a pain to deal with the way other rich media vendors make it (or at least have historically). Still a start-up environment so very casual atmosphere (no offices, wear jeans and really whatever you want to work, music played on central system Fridays, sporting events like the World Cup played in the couch area). Weekly food delivery so there's usually snacks and other food in the kitchen. Hours are great and there's an effort to do more fun things like Zog Sports and yoga in the office. Young team (only a couple people over 40) so there's a lot of good energy. Multiple insurance options - one health insurance plan is 100% employer covered. People are encouraged to collaborate with each other, share ideas between departments, etc.

Cons

All departments operate pretty leanly from a staffing perspective so everyone is stretched pretty thin. While people are encouraged to collaborate, there's little formal structure in place to ensure this happens. Internal communication needs to be improved within departments and inter-departmentally. More resources are needed within marketing, research, and overall sales support.

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