Songclip Reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(10 total reviews)
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Andy Blacker

84% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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10 reviews
2.0
9 Mar 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- decent pay - CEO pretends to have your back - good coworkers

Cons

CEO (Andrew Blacker) is one of those guys that all startup employees would warn you about. He blows smoke where it’s needed & pretends his employees are a priority, but consistently passes over original employees for advancement & makes rash decisions based on whim. Hours were decent, but consistently had to work outside of work hours to meet their crazy demands. There is a reason none (but one) of the original team are there. And the direction they are taking the product now is nothing short of idiotic. Most of the team has been disbanded and a new team hired in the Bay Area.

1.0
29 Jan 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Intriguing industry to learn about and get a foot through the door with music. - Hires anyone! without relevant start-up experiences or professional working background

Cons

- Toxic culture and environment that's focused on metrics under the guise of optimization and over communication. You're only held accountable to them when it doesn't meet the execs' narrative. The company has never promoted any real outings/fun compared to other similar stage companies that actually reward employees. - Employee retention is pathetic across engineering, product, design (the backbone of any start up). Execs will hire anyone who talks a good game and then fire them when they realize it was never a good fit to begin with. This stems from the lack of transparency, secret agendas, and nepotism. - The team is spread across 3 different timezones so it's a constant struggle to get things done and coordinated. - Pay is be below market because "we're a start-up", but the equity you're give is a joke when you calculate it. - The "start-up" environment that they're attempting to create is a complete illusion. If you do your research, you'll see that this company has gone through multiple name changes, including a change in CEO, and other various executive title changes from other senior managers and execs. - Google/search for Glassdoor's article on "6 Types of CEOs You Should Never Work For" and the CEO Andy Black checks off 5/6 types with the exception of #2, while the other senior managers fall into the other various types so be careful about what they say. - Personal career growth does not actually exist unless all you care is a fancy title in a forever churning small team.

5.0
27 Aug 2020

Great Place to Work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working with a small and devoted group of individuals is a pleasure each and every day.

Cons

The fact that we are paving a new lane in the music industry can be a little frustrating at times, but it is all part of working for an innovative and growing business.

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