Levelwing Reviews

2.5

29% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)

Steve Parker, Jr & Jeff Adelson-Yan

33% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Levelwing has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Levelwing employee rating is 33% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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71 reviews
1.0
30 Jan 2016

Avoid Working Here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pros... Company culture can be fun at times: happy hours as a group, talent show, baseball games, etc. The thing is though, you have fun with your co-workers, but they talk junk behind your back. You can't trust anyone. MAJOR PRO: Ever since I quit and have "committed" my life to something MORE, my marriage has immediately improved (my spouse has seen a complete 180 in my attitude) and my pay has increased exponentially. I have kept in touch with previous employees and friends of mine who have quit within the last 6 months and they all agree their lives have gotten better too.

Cons

Cons... Where do I start? Upper management does not appreciate its employees. AT ALL. Don't expect a raise, promotion, or anything ensuring any sort of economic success for you in your career or for your family's well-being. They pay below market standards and run their employees into the ground. Upper management treats employees unfairly, and favorites are definitely apparent. Other than pay, upper management does not encourage creativity or growth UNLESS its for THEIR monetary gain (of course, of which you will see no bonus, raise, etc. for your contribution). Upper management tries to be more "buddy-buddy" and adds useless rhetoric to the mix instead of moral, right ways to grow and sustain the business. There's no visible mission statement, and of all my time working there, I still can't tell you what it is. I received a better, higher offer from a different company and never received a counter-offer from Levelwing, nor did they sincerely express regret that I was leaving. I'm sure hiring is easy and finding new employees are a dime a dozen, but the turnover rate is so high, you'd think they'd try to keep staff that has worked at the company for several years rather than hire new, inexperienced staff (just because they can pay them less than a senior member of the company). Some employees belittle, curse, berate, and are verbally abusive to other members of the company, and the only thing that was ever done to "reprimand" those employees was taking that employee to the bar "to talk." There's no serious recourse or planned action against any ill-behaved employees. Please, whatever you do, do NOT work for this company. I'm not saying this because I'm an ex-employee, I'm saying this because I truly mean it. Run far, far away.

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Levelwing Response
2y
Thank you for your response. We appreciate that our team endeavors to live our values, and although, “commitment” isn’t one of the values per se, it is a wonderful trait and measure for success.
1.0
21 Apr 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Totally divorced from the company itself, but very good people on the ground level, none of whom work here anymore thankfully.

Cons

I began looking for a new job within about two months. It quickly became apparent that I was lied to about the role I was hired for. I was put on a number of projects that were a poor match for my skill set, then without training or time (and certainly no discussion of compensation), I was expected to move into totally foreign territory. I tried many times to bring attention the many issues I was facing. My feedback was soundly ignored. The clearest example I can recall being that my department was severely understaffed, leading to too much work falling on my plate. I’m a very efficient worker. I was consistently ahead of deadlines in my job before this, as well as in my job now. At Levelwing, though, due to the amount and frequency of work, it was impossible to keep up. I expressed many times that I felt we were understaffed. Nothing changed, and instead blame was placed on me, because apparently consistently working late and through weekends wasn’t enough. I common line I heard (that even seems to persist in the replies on this site) is that Levelwing is constantly in flux, always changing. Sure, things were a little messy before, but we’ve improved and in fact we’re constantly improving. This is a lie designed to avoid accountability, something the upper management is very good at doing. This company has not changed and I have no faith that it will under current leadership.

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Levelwing Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to review and sharing your perspective. I would hope for anyone to have a different perception than you articulated; yet as you mentioned, you were at the business a very short period of time. We work diligently to ensure clear job roles; further there is no shaming nor nepotism, and compensation is determined prior to anyone’s hiring. That’s the field of vision I can provide as fact. We have a lot of talented people in our company, and we want to engage with people on an ongoing basis who share the purpose and values we embrace. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Human Resources team.
1.0
22 Mar 2016

It's catch 22.

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Kind of laid back atmosphere Cool people Company get togethers and happy hours Paid the bills

Cons

Company get togethers and happy hours were more like if you're not here you better be working Literally had management tell me "I don't know what I'm doing" Barely paid the bills They get on here and add reviews from time to time

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Levelwing Response
2y
Since your post, the business has changed substantially. Nonetheless, the business is thriving today. I hope you have followed the growth and improvements over the years, and hope all has been well with you too.
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