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Punchkick Interactive

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Punchkick Interactive Reviews

3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Zak Dabbas

73% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Punchkick Interactive has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Punchkick Interactive 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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39 reviews
1.0
15 July 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There is this great guy, Ryan, who was a co-founder. Too bad Zak treats him like a child and talks over him during the rare times he appears in huddle.

Cons

The other reviewers here on Glassdoor are all, save one, from the "in-crowd" of Zak's clique. If that confuses you, don't come to Punchkick. You have freedom to do what you need to get your job done -- if you are in the in-crowd clique. You have room to grow and opportunities to build your skills and branch out and learn -- if you are in the in-crowd clique. You have a say in how the office is run -- if you are in the in-crowd clique. You love the supposedly "flat" organizational structure -- if you are in the in-crowd clique. (Hint: Punchkick is not a flat organization. There is a ruling party. You guessed it: it is the in-crowd clique.) If you were the popular kid in school who enjoyed being two-faced and snotty to some people but sweet and kind to others, and miss it nostalgically, PKI is the place for you. You'll do splendidly.

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Punchkick Interactive Response
10y
I’m sorry that you feel this way about your time at Punchkick. The challenging thing about a flat organization is that the folks who tend to thrive within it are those who can help surface company and/or personal issues, and work towards improving them together, for the greater good of the team. I come to work every day and do the best I can—flaws and all. And I know I’m not perfect—so I rely on candor and participation from my peers to help evolve and push Punchkick forward. Nearly all of the meetings at Punchkick are open to everyone, including Punchkick Growth Team, the company huddle, and more. And there are certainly those who quickly understand how to navigate and thrive in a flat organization, and for others, it’s not a perfect fit. That’s totally okay. But I wish you would have spoken to me about your concerns. On Glassdoor, you have the benefit of anonymity to say the things that have festered—but in our office you didn’t need it. And your words could have been very powerful and helped me to help you make your Punchkick experience better. If you're open to it, please email me directly and let me take you to lunch to chat through this. There will be no hard feelings and I might be able to give you some closure on things.
2.0
6 Sept 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- People on execution/delivery work are fun and close - rare and true chemistry - Clients typically enjoy working with teams - Client work brought decent challenges and felt rewarding to complete - Stepping stone job to greater things - There’s more former PK employees than present (see below) and you can leverage that network for jobs when you move on

Cons

- Favoritism, cronyism, self-absorption wins the day in Zak’s inner circle of favorites - Subculture of privilege, inexperience, lack of empathy - Sales, marketing, CEO lack hands-on experience in the industries they target. Don’t let the fancy titles misdirect, Punchkick's flawed and inbred thinking is all they know, or allow in. - Layoffs

3.0
2 May 2016

Very Cultish, childish management

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Really smart people, young hip and technologically skilled. A lot of different technology being used and a lot of room to grow. Interesting projects, though not as interesting as everyone makes it seem.

Cons

Cultish, intrusive on your personal life, touchy- feely management style. Also no grown ups on board. Is it new? Then let's try it just because it's new. Is this outside of our core competency/business model? No problem, let's just hire more people or fake it till we make it (a strategy which when i was there resulted in them being sued by a client because they could not deliver a product)

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