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Figure Eight

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Great first job experience - Anonymous employee Figure Eight Employee Review

2.0
Dec 28, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Embraces diversity - strong LGBTQ community (many left now). Hiring - Great first job (or first year) experience. Flexibility to hire your child or ex-colleagues even though they do not have the right matching skill set. This company values trusted work relationship. My co-worker was re-hired after being laid off since their parent is a manager. Grit among competition - The company is apparently the leader in human labeling and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) marketplace. Our product and engineering teams are rapidly catching up with full stack Machine Learning solutions (which are actually using IBM Watson apis under the hood, as learned from recent lunch-and-learn session).

Cons

WFH benefits - I read from recent LinkedIn posts from a co-worker about unreasonable restrictions (e.g. must be very responsive on slack if working from home - slack is used as performance indicator) about recent timeoff and telecommuting discussion. Morale issues - Persistent morale problems in the past 12+ months due to a variety of reasons ranging from sudden departure of all C-suite executives and some leaders/diversity advocates, and layoff. Current leadership team / interim CEO say how much they love the company, and say the company is on the right course - people continue to disappear. Career opportunities - Recruiters noted more than 40% employees are actively looking for jobs based on their LinkedIn profiles. Some of my co-workers have 6 managers in the past 12 months. A few new recruits are directors and thus our promotion from within opportunities are blocked.

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5.0
Apr 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Exciting company that works with nearly every vertical to deliver high-quality training data for new Machine Learning Initiatives. - Great benefits (health insurance, unlimited vacation, free lunch, kitchen, events) - Talented, driven colleagues - Friendly office environment - Lots of cute dogs to play with - Transparent management

Cons

- The area surrounding the office can be a bit off-putting with instances of feces/needles in the street but if you want to be in downtown San Francisco, this is sadly the norm and being 2 blocks from Powell bart is somewhat worth it.

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4.0
Sep 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I believe Figure Eight is truly a leader in AI/machine learning space. It is exciting to watch where we are going and hear about the potential we have. Compared to other companies I have worked for, I personally feel the trust and transparency have been a huge positive factor for me. In addition, the company has invested in my growth and given me opportunities I feel lucky to have had. I have been able to expand my background more in the 8 months I've been here than ever before in my career. I am excited to go to work in the morning and I enjoy being around my coworkers. It is a positive work environment where my ideas and opinions are valued and welcomed. I highly recommend this company and can honestly say the best is yet to come!

Cons

The only cons I can say align with any startup/tech/SaaS company that I have worked for. There is an amount of uncertainty of the future when you work for these kinds of companies as it is a lot of trial and error, changes and adaption, and restructures. For me, these can also be positives though since I am not one who thrives in a monotonous work environment.

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