BrightSign reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(11 total reviews)

Steve Durkee and Jeff Hastings

79% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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1.0
Mar 17, 2021
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Brightsign has a flexible time off policy and they cover the majority of insurance costs.

Cons

In my time with BrightSign it has become apparent that upper management does not care about their employees. Upper management will talk poorly about their employees to other lower level employees as well as other upper management. Employees are given unlimited time off but docked on the employee review for taking too much time off even though it was approved. There is also no growth available, headcount is not increasing thus no room for current employee growth; this results in a very high turnover for employees that are in the beginning of their career. Employees are also underpaid; this is due to profit sharing. Profit sharing is considered as part of your salary but is not always guaranteed to be paid out. With out the pay out of profit sharing execs think this is just a bonus, but for many employees it is required to pay bills. Unfortunately, it does not seem like the exec team realizes this and it is hard to get a base salary raise.

5.0
Jul 5, 2018

Doesn’t get any better than this in Silicon Valley!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-supportive, hands-on management group and excellent CEO -career advancement opportunities - work hard in your current position and talk with your manager to express career goals and advancement within the company is definitely possible -profitable company with quarterly CASH bonuses (no equity, which is a breath of fresh air for Silicon Valley!) -just the right amount of bureaucracy - a fast-paced, growing company, but employees concerns are always addressed promptly by management (ANY employee can go directly into the CEO’s office and know there won’t be repercussions, all the way from the ground-up) -work/life balance is definitely respected here, especially as compared to most companies in Silicon Valley. -interesting projects where the entire team delves in to create results -very cool product and fun people to work with

Cons

Nothing....it seriously does not get better than BrightSign in the Bay Area! Work will always be work, but it has been much more enjoyable to work at BrightSign than any other company I’ve worked for.

3.0
Jun 20, 2018

Successful company with areas of improvement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

+Highly successful company generating high revenue with such a lean workforce +Employees receive quarterly profit sharing and awesome health insurance +Complimentary snacks in the kitchen +Employees are smart and motivated; most are very friendly +Good work/life balance. Majority of people leave the office by 5-6pm. +A lean workforce means getting your hands dirty & learning how to build processes from the ground up. You may receive a much better learning experience here than at large corporations.

Cons

-Quarterly profit sharing is presented as a “bonus” in addition to base salary, when in reality the base salaries here are below industry average, so profit sharing is a MUST in order to reach industry average -No HR department and inappropriate racist comments/sexual harassment situations are overlooked. There are no repercussions for an employee in upper management joking to two people speaking a foreign language that we are not in a nail salon. That’s only one example. -Lack of people development. Not much opportunity for career growth. There is no clear career development plan in place, so less seasoned employees tend to treat the company as a temporary pitstop in their career. No career matrix laid out for employees. The company tends to avoid promoting from within. Some employees who have been here many years have their dreams crushed when the company hires someone external instead.

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Yes, there are pros and cons to working at a smaller (~100 employees now) fast-paced company. Generally, there is upward mobility in the form of increased job responsibilities and higher wages/bonuses as we grow as many employees have experienced. Management does value the contributions of every employee and managers (including and especially the CEO) are open to complaints and feedback of all kinds. The CEO's door is open to anyone who feels like they want to go straight to the top about any concerns.
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