Less fun and more political over time - Anonymous employee YouTube Employee Review

3.0
22 Feb 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working with content creators is a plus, the location is more accessible from SF than MountainView, and the product is a good one.

Cons

A lot of people working there who would never in a million years actually use the product as an uploader. The emphasis of the company seems to swing wildly in one direction, then the other. Personal review process can be painful.

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Cons

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