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4.0
Feb 6, 2017
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Pros

- a lot of amazing, intelligent, and funny coworkers - great health insurance - goals and standards are generally clear cut - I think that upper management genuinely cares about the employees and the company culture

Cons

- pay is low for the workload and high standards that you are held to - 401k match maxes out at 1.5%. That's pretty weak... - middle management (AMs and Leads) is generally very inexperienced and unable to deal with team concerns. These roles are very obviously decided by a popularity contest and not ability. - when the team provides feedback to management on things that are flat out NOT WORKING and need to change, the response is always an empty platitude about growth and innovation. I wish I could get away with that in my O3s. - I agree with others here that the raffles and pizza parties as rewards are infantilizing and not incentivizing. I appreciate trying to keep things fun, but instead why don't you raise our pay and stop micromanaging us by the second? That would be fun.

1.0
Aug 19, 2016

Decent money but mind-numbingly boring, stifling atmosphere

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You are essentially paid by the order, so you can make a fairly good salary if you work hard. Also, there is usually some form of free food available in the cafeteria. There are a LOT of employees, many of whom are extremely talented and bright. The friends I made here are absolutely wonderful people.

Cons

The social atmosphere resembles that of senior year in high school. Every promotion opportunity is essentially a popularity contest and actual competence is given minimal consideration when promoting. Many people in management have absolutely no history or experience in management. To make matters worse, there is very little room for upward mobility. You might go up one or two positions, but that's it. It definitely isn't a place for long term growth. Face to face interaction is generally discouraged. Employees are instead encouraged to contact one another via instant message only, or to give good or bad feedback through their intranet system. Thus, actual human contact is kept to a bare minimum. I imagine this might be a pro for you if you are a true introvert? Every order you touch is graded, and if mistakes are made money is deducted from your paycheck. Productivity is also calculated (you must complete a set amount of orders per day). Failure to do so may eventually result in termination. Company bills itself as "innovative," but most process improvement suggestions from bright, experienced employees are discarded. The pay structure is unnecessarily complicated, with different tiers for each level of productivity and mistakes and how much each correlates to in terms of dollars. It makes for very unpredictable pay checks. The physical atmosphere is okay (cubicles), although the desks and chairs are notoriously uncomfortable (most people start seeing a chiropractor within six months of starting due to the poor ergonomics). Frequent seat changes, sometimes to high traffic areas where it is difficult to concentrate, or you may move to extremely cramped quarters. In 4 years, I changed seats almost a dozen times. Overall, to me it was eventually not worth the stress and lack of long-term development opportunities.

4.0
May 5, 2016

Former Employee

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There is a good environment with decent pay, excellent benefits, and a welcoming culture, with lots of interest in personal development.

Cons

I disliked the working hours which is a beating over time, very repetitive, etc. Performance bonus structure is a little unfair.

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