A 5-Star Review for this Smarter Programmatic Creative Ad Tech Startup, nay, Company - Anonymous employee Spongecell Employee Review

5.0
31 Aug 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A day at this growing company is an unforgettable experience-- like the Professional version of learning how to make Pasta from a stern but incredibly foreign Italian woman. It's fun, difficult but simple, stressful, and unbelievably rewarding. The smart, bold, and creative wherewithal of everyone in the company from every corner of US and globe (New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Stockholm, etc.) is contagious. I may be brainwashed or just loving my job. Or both.

Cons

Like many things worth spending time at, the hours are long but pass by quick. Additionally, people are passionate enough about what they do that they may butt heads, especially cross-departmentally. No one said being in a cutting-edge industry was going to be easy.

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5.0
9 July 2019
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Pros

great people, great benefits, great product

Cons

some bad eggs, eventually left due to toxicity

4.0
23 June 2014
Anonymous employee
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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