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80% would recommend to a friend

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Glenn Fogel

71% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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2.0
Jun 23, 2020
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Pros

Work from home opportunity, fresh fruit and beverages daily, annual party, open work environment, diversity and inclusive atmosphere where you will earn lifelong friends.

Cons

Lack in advancement, favoritism will earn you a spot if an opportunity does open. Team Leads are largely under qualified, lack solution orientation skills and are often unwilling to listen to concerns of Controllers. Micro-management atmosphere. Bullying and immaturity are both qualities of some Team Leads that have earned approval amongst peers. Ever changing atmosphere, the skills required for Controller position have largely been eliminated due to computer based intelligence which outlines your day. Daily tasks and numbers based performance leave little time for self development and can be extremely monotonous also removing ability for employee based innovation.

4.0
Jun 14, 2020
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Pros

Great culture, awesome people Amsterdam is a great city A good place to get a feel for product design at scale (200+ designers) A good place to hone data-informed design skills Nice travel benefits (hotel discounts)

Cons

A lot of the design work is about making very small changes that have large business impact (change this button color, etc) which does not produce a lot of great portfolio projects. So this work is not for everyone. I'd recommend doing this work for a while, because it's quite interesting and satisfying to see what small changes can have big impact, but make sure you eventually move to a different team that will generate more work that you can put in your portfolio. It can be challenging to get promoted, it took me several attempts. Try not to get discouraged. Seek feedback take it to heart, it will help you in the long run. Pay is not amazing, but Amsterdam is a place where you can live relatively cheaply. You don't need a car, for instance, and other costs are low compared to a big city like London or San Francisco.

3.0
Jun 9, 2020

It's okay

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Pros

Some kind of freedom, work life balance is fine. International team. Salary is one of the best in Amsterdam

Cons

A lot of initiatives are not finished. All happens quick and changes very fast. Not really a tech company. Overall level of engineers is less than expected. You need to throw dust in the eyes, be proactive, create stupid initiatives to be promoted. You craft and tech skills doesn't matter.

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