Airtime reviews

• Layoffs occurred shortly after making announcements of "not being affected by COVID" and "having an off-site company retreat", only to pull back from that statement and cut a good number of folks off. • HR and execs said not to publicly announce the layoffs due to image and concerns what others may think. • Poor direction coming from upper management and lack of empathy coming from managers where they would essentially 'brush it off' or not respond. • Huge imbalance ratios of teams where there are more PMs than rest of product and engineering. • Power-hungry individuals that prevent certain things being done right and efficiently. • Gaslighting and toxic culture where no one wants to own up to the bad things.

However, for an app whose livelihood depends on Gen Z and their interests, Airtime often lacks the know-how of getting in touch with Gen Z. This fundamental weakness permeates every aspect of the company, most of all, and especially, executive management. Because of this, there can be weeks at a time when disorder and disorganization hang in the air for employees who are asked on short notice to produce one thing or the other, to become available to answer to management’s whims. In addition, the bureaucratic procedures sometimes required to get simple tasks done prove inefficient, and are also often disorganized. Communication between teams can become muddled and deadlines are often missed, ultimately slowing down the progression of Airtime as a product and occluding their own goal of becoming a household name. While some of executive management’s styles can be attributed to the ebb and flow of running tech start-up, it is my personal experience and opinion that at Airtime, there is a lot of talking and not enough listening. All things considered, Airtime is a good place to work. I recommend it.