Stripes39 Reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(9 total reviews)

25% positive business outlook

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9 reviews
1.0
15 Feb 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice location / building thats it.

Cons

You'd think after years of getting bad reputation, remarks and ratings that things would change. This is February 2014 and the information you see holds true today. Stripes is a disorganized, unprofessional misled company that has umbrella companies underneath it. It is a startup comprised of UW friends of 8+ years who went through stages of serial entrepreneurship. The core team is built off of the friends club. Nepotism is prevalent (Several top leads are either married or date). Expect little to no future growth. They have hired a professional scouting company to find candidates. They make you go through a 9 round interview process forcing you to submit your resume, multiple interviews, personality tests and what not to match 'compatibility'. Then they aren't sure about the position they originally sought after you either. They are a company that is disorganized. They wanted to hire a yes-man to handle their business automated for them. When asked about their drive, passion and direction they had not a clue. They want to grow and expand from there but have no clue how or what to do. All they know is that they want to expand. They have knowledge of startup buzzwords and methodology but no clue what it truly means or execute them. They are a tech company without any real technical-adept leaders. Once you join them your career longevity is questionable. Because they are 'unsure' about their new business models, and are a rapid developing serial entrepreneurs, they will dump talent immediately if a project fails -- and they fail often. Cannon fodder can be dumped. So join at your own risk. This is a company with years of mistakes with little revision or correction. You'd think by know they'd have it figured out but they don't.

2.0
6 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. easy recruiting process. 2. easy commute to downtown Seatle.

Cons

1. Lack values. I was interviewed for research scientist position. Upon relocating to seattle for this job, I was told that they only needed a coder and they gave that title to me because it was fancy! 2. Productivity is counted by the no of hours in the office, not by what you achieved. The CIO said I had to spend 10hrs a day because I was a "senior" person in the team. 3. They do not pay for relocation. 4. no respect for employees. I was old by a senior person that one of the employees I was talking to was not credible, because they had lifted her of the streets!

3.0
26 Aug 2014

High Stress, Much Learned

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of fun activities to participate in. Opportunity to learn and grow. There were snacks and videogames, fooseball and ping pong. But I had the feeling that all these, along with the "Something Special Everyday" was mainly to detract from the fact that you could potentially be fired at any point.

Cons

Every day could be your last. Whole departments of people let go with 0 notice. Also, nepotism. Lots and lots. Many hours were expected to be worked from each employee. They even brought in cots so that if need be, employees could spend the night. Awesome!! (No.)

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