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      JibJab Reviews

      4.1

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (60 total reviews)

      Paul Hanges

      100% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

      JibJab has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 60 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The JibJab 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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      60 reviews
      2.0
      9 June 2015

      Room for improvement

      Jibjab employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      They have the usual SoCal-tech perks like flexible work hours, casual attire and free drinks and snacks. And laundry but there are differing opinions on how great a perk that is. That's it though -pretty sparse.

      Cons

      It's a company full of yes-men/women. Also, take all these glowing reviews with a grain of salt. The owners sent out not one, not two but three emails almost demanding employees to go on and write good reviews. Benefits are pretty blah, too. Yes they offer medical and dental but the company they partner with is crap and the benefits are expensive for the little you receive. Not a ton of room for career growth as the company doesn't seem to be growing very quickly. Could be in your same position for years but just have new responsibilities added to you list.

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      JibJab Response
      11y
      As CEO, nothing bums me out more than waking up to a negative review on Glassdoor. Seriously, nothing. The well being of our employees is #1 on my priority list and clearly this former employee did not have a good experience. That sucks for everyone. I'd like to follow up on just a few of the points in this review: 1. I believe transparency is necessary to build a great company. Glassdoor is a vehicle by which employees can tell us what they are thinking -- the good, the bad and the ugly -- in a trusted, anonymous forum. The idea that we "demanded" good reviews is patently untrue. We invited employees to share ALL of their experiences, good and bad, so that we could identify any issues and tackle them. Opening ourselves up like that was a big risk and not something a lot of companies do. To have it listed here as a negative against us hurts. 2. Regarding comp and benefits, there are plenty of reviews on Glassdoor that tell the opposite story so I invite readers to reference those reviews for counter points. I will say that I am a voracious reader of market compensation data and like to keep the team at the top of the range. Sometimes there are bubbles and newly financed companies skew the market, but those companies don't stay in business for 15 years like we have. I believe we offer the best blend of comp, benefits and job security (e.g., we're not going to blow through our venture capital money in 6 months) in the LA market. 3. I am not sure what growth this former employee is referring to but to say we are not growing is uninformed. Revenue, headcount, etc. are all up and to the right as they have been since we started seriously scaling the business in 2008. We also just moved into a great 21,000 square foot studio. Lack of growth is certainly not an issue. 4. Regarding career growth, if you are looking to do big things and OWN what you do, then the sky is the limit at JibJab. Other companies have big teams with small contributions by each member. Here, each team member makes a meaningful contribution. Our technologists write code and our artists produce content that is used and seen by hundreds of millions of people. There are many, many examples of people at JibJab who have grown into big roles by exuding passion and dedication to their craft. Thank you for taking the time to read this response. I am truly sorry this former employee had a bad experience and wish he or she would contact me directly so I can get more insights into what went wrong with their experience. That said, if you are considering a job at our studio and have any concerns about what you have read here, please email me and I would be happy to discuss. My email is simply my first name at JibJab dot com.
      1.0
      9 July 2014

      Great at Luring Unsuspecting New Talent, Terrible at Retention!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Unlimited junkfood, free laundry, in the heart of crime-ridden Venice, you get a key for bathroom access

      Cons

      Very young and inexperienced staff (mostly hired through internships), disparate "teams" (one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing), new emerging leadership not allowed to lead (often pushed out of rotating doors), legacy exec team (primarily one individual) is a "jack of all trades, master of none," company's written values do not align with day-to-day actions

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      JibJab Response
      11y
      I am very sorry that this person had such a bad experience at our company. There are a few points I would like to address for anyone else reading this review: 1. Yes we have interns and they do not have prior work experience. That's the definition of an intern. :) That said, our intern program includes some of the best young artists from the best art schools in the world. They are AMAZING. We could not be more proud of the caliber of the folks we bring in as interns and, even as CEO, I feel beyond lucky to work with these folks. 2. Yes, the various functions at JibJab have not always been as integrated as we would like and we have worked hard to change that. I believe we have made huge strides on this front over the past year but there is always more to do. Not many companies out there employ both artists and engineers. Getting all the left-brainers and right-brainers to see the world through the same lens isn't easy. That said, it's what makes us unique and special. 3. The emerging leadership we have today is leading -- big time. They are making the decisions that drive the business day to day within clearly defined strategic goals. 4. With regards to the legacy exec team reference, I do not know the specific individual this is referring to (and it very well could be me!) but I can honestly say that we have never had an executive who was not a master of their domain. Never. As to the "jack of all trades" aspect of this comment -- heck yeah! You need to be a jack of all trades to be leading a team in such a dynamic environment. The best executives are highly capable operating outside the narrow box of their function and the best employees are able to harness that to advance their own capabilities. I could not disagree more strongly with this aspect of the review. 5. When this review was written we had just gone through a 6 month process that involved the whole company to establish our values. We have worked hard to integrate them into daily life here at the studio and we have a lot more planned to do more on this front in 2015. While this reviewer advises potential candidates to "run the other way" I couldn't disagree more. We have 80 awesome people working here - not just talented, but great people. If you love art and technology and want to work hard making things that spread laughter, don't run the other way. Take a deeper look!
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