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4.0
Sep 16, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Fantastic work/life balance -Really nice perks for employees; free snacks, drinks, breakfast and occasional free lunches -Trendy new office space (although it's in Yonkers)

Cons

I was surprised that my opinions match a lot of other reviews. -Very political -I saw a great post by another user.....power is very concentrated at the top. -People are concerned with making themselves look good rather than doing a good job -Definitely a "Good 'Ol Boy" environment at the executive level -I saw other reviews had this same analogy....employees are treated as pawns. Your career objective isn't really left in your hands. You're put wherever management wants to plug a hole. -Products aren't that innovative....or profitable, Mindspark hasn't developed a profitable product line in many years, just rebranding their already existing products. Many many failed attempts -Only a small percentage of people will grow with the company, those that brown nose and commit endless hours -Red tape no matter what you do

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5.0
Sep 20, 2021
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Pros

- Manager was so helpful and sweet, made sure the work I was doing was on my skill level and also something that I enjoyed - Team was so welcoming and friendly - Loved interacting with other interns - Helped me build up my confidence and skills - Paid internship!!!! Need I say more, felt like they really valued me and my time

Cons

Nothing I can think of. I'm super grateful for the opportunity they gave me, especially since I didn't feel like I was "good enough" to get paid for what I did if that makes sense

1.0
Aug 2, 2016
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Pros

- Most of the people I worked directly with were smart and friendly. - Free snacks. - They try to use the latest tools However, I would not recommend it even to my worst enemies.

Cons

The higher management treated the rest of employees as herd of cattle. There is no transparency at all, so the work environment is bit creepy where you never feel safe and settled in. The hiring managers painted the picture that the company is doing great and wanted to expand because they have a lot features and ideas to build. However, after joining and leaving my other full time job, the higher management decided reduce expenses by cutting on resources. So I was laid off along with about 30 others. Even the lay off process was unprofessional and disrespectful, and shows that they only care about much they can keep in there pocket. Everyone was called into one meeting and given a 5 minute speech informing us that it would be our last day of employment. Using cutting technologies was great. However, there was disconnect on the actual requirements and some of the developers worked as solo cowboy coders, so it was hard to make code reusability.

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