Squiz Reviews
Updated 24 Feb 2019
Found 78 reviews
"Full of really great people that are a pleasure to hang out with every day" (in 9 reviews)
"Flexible working arrangements, opportunities to do wat i want, and rewarded" (in 4 reviews)
"High staff turnover mostly related to the two items listed above" (in 7 reviews)
"Senior management only in it for the buck" (in 6 reviews)
- Helpful (1)
"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Squiz full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Nice open plan office, where you can easily walk round and chat to people... or fire a nerf gun at them. - Lot's of different work - It's not the same work day-in-day-out, every project is different. We have so many clients, meaning we get so many different projects coming through. My favourites are the single page apps, where I get to use ReactJS! - Awesome fridge with beer and wine... people love that in the...
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- A few projects come through that aren't super interesting, e.g. just large websites. But then something awesome comes along that you can make into a Single Page App using react/redux/ssr, which is the real fun stuff.
Squiz2017-08-25 - Helpful (7)
"Avoid it. You would waste your time."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Squiz full-time
Pros
I made good friends.
Cons
Old technology, old mindset. Lots of talks about a vision that keeps changing. No process, no sales culture, no investment... I could carry on.
Advice to Management
Implement a proper structure, lead by example, invest.
Squiz2018-09-27 "A standard digital agency with a good vibe"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Squiz full-time for more than a year
Pros
- nice people - table tennis / friday drinks - relaxed atmosphere -
Cons
- regular agency with either too much going on or not enough - projects become too samey
Squiz2018-03-26- Helpful (6)
"decent place to work, but has standard problems"
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No Opinion of CEOI worked at Squiz full-time for more than a year
Pros
They have some good staff the and good beer fridges and a range of interesting projects to work on.
Cons
Its a regular digital agency that has ups and downs with work load. Having worked a couple of years on different projects I quickly found that there were too many new ideas floating around and not enough action taken on enough of them. Not the best salary around.
Advice to Management
Complete some of the ideas first before having 100s more
Squiz2017-08-31 - Helpful (14)
"Don't, just don't!"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Squiz full-time for more than a year
Pros
- I even can't think of one
Cons
- Your career will go backwards - You'll work with ancient technology - Nothing changes - Lots of talk, zero action - Management have no clue and are clinging to the past
Advice to Management
Admit you need help. Stop acting like a boys club and listen to your staff. Stop calling us 'Squizzers' and actually remember the names of the people who carry this company.
Squiz2017-08-23 - Helpful (2)
"Interesting place to work for the average folk"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Squiz full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Start up feel when I first started working. Ok level of flexibility but not on par with magic quadrant alternatives Some really good opportunities for entry level folks entering the work force but if you're a gun look elsewhere.
Cons
Age difference culture clash Agency style work where billable hours take front seat to innovation Glass ceiling on innovation, if it works don't fix it mentality Inability to embrace process improvement and new technology Sub par pay Fragmented team across regions without daily stand up's across regions Complete lack of Product Operational Responsibility across OPS due to fragmentation of the OPS team across...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Be totally transparent and look outside the box
Squiz2017-05-19 - Helpful (3)
"PHP Developer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Squiz for more than 3 years
Pros
Senior management are top notch and really care about the company. This flows down to most employees with pretty good attitudes throughout the organisation. They have many offices scattered around the place so chance to work with people form different locations.
Cons
The work seems to be a little old school and behind the times. Working on large government and enterprise software can be more about meetings than solving interesting problems.
Advice to Management
The company needs to look around the industry a bit more to keep up with trends.
Squiz2017-04-22 "Fantastic people, poor pay"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Squiz full-time
Pros
Fantastic fun group of people to work with that make everyone happy to come to work. There are a lot of people working hard to make the company better.
Cons
Pay is the worst part of this job. A lot of people are paid below industry standard and it is proving hard to keep intelligent capable people in their positions.
Advice to Management
Work out the pay situation before more staff move on. Skilling people up on Matrix implementation is not an easy investment to make!
Squiz2017-04-18- Helpful (9)
"Run"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Squiz
Pros
An amazing group of peers
Cons
Senior management only in it for the buck
Squiz2017-04-14 - Helpful (2)
"Squiz - Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Squiz for more than a year
Pros
Management allow a lot of flexibility to those that demonstrate that they deliver outcomes and meet deadlines. Flexibility like working from home/part-time hours/compressed hours etc are an industry standard which Squiz embrace. For some staff clearer deliverables need to be provided whether they are working from home or in the office. Very social, friendly and supportive.
Cons
Pay increments could be a little better.
Advice to Management
You are doing a great job - keep it up.
Squiz2017-02-09
Squiz Response
August 24, 2017 – Head of People & Culture
Sorry to hear that you feel that your experience with us has not been positive. We take such feedback on very seriously as we do want to create a great culture and experience for our people. If you were comfortable I would like the opportunity to get more context around your feedback ...
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