Fluid Reviews

3.5

48% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Vanessa Cartwright

87% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Fluid has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fluid employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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72 reviews
2.0
15 Oct 2016

Going nowhere, fast!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The individual contributors and mid-level managers (in Oakland) are generally great people and do good work. Lots of good lunch spots near the office and its close to BART.

Cons

The founders and board are completely clueless. They received an initial $24m from investors in 2012 and have nothing to show for it. Large customers churn and they are not replaced by new subscriptions. Meanwhile, at company meetings, we get shown complex charts that only serve to obfuscate the fact that the company is not doing well. Great people eventually leave or get laid off, because there is no future for them at Fluid. At one point, the company culture was decent, but they decided to move the office to Oakland and split the company into 4 wings across two floors and it fell apart. It took the extra effort of the employees to make the office not feel like an abandoned parking garage.

2.0
27 Feb 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The amazing people working in the trenches. A great chance to build a network of lasting relationships as people come and go.

Cons

Terrible leadership and management. Way too many levels for a company this size. The company is only focused on revenue with little value placed on the people that are working their butts off. Management plays favorites and if you're not one of them, get out now. A product/agency model has proven to be poor strategy as it prevents either from really reaching its full potential.

4.0
10 Nov 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I worked there for 7 years. Hands down it is the people. The people, the people, the people. An amazingly talented, intelligent, kind and fun group of individuals that I felt lucky to work with on a daily basis. That being said, I also worked with wonderful high-end clients and on a very diverse set of projects. I learned excellent skills here that makes me now feel confident when headed into any interview. I felt like I could make a mistake in this environment and could learn from it instead of being punished for it.

Cons

The company has grown a lot since I started there, and unfortunately I'm not sure that this is a good thing. The leadership also seems to be missing. The direction of the company is often unclear and ever changing, and transparency is more of an illusion.

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