Beware the Denver office. Take the positive reviews for the Denver office with a grain of salt. - Anonymous employee JobAdder Employee Review

1.0
Jul 29, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Kitchen is stocked with alcohol. Staff is taken out for occasional drinks/food/outings. If you're in the customer service industry, this might be an enjoyable place to work, since the customer service industry as a whole tends to treat its employees extremely poorly.

Cons

The owners try to sell the Denver office as being relaxed and laid back but that's far from the truth. There's an atmosphere of fear in the office; people are afraid to speak openly because it may get them fired. The outings for drinks and/or food don't make up for the poor environment, especially when one of the owners has a very serious problem with alcohol. They claim to hire the best talent because they want everyone to contribute but they don't leverage that opportunity; not to mention that they provide zero feedback to their staff. Which leads me to the attrition rate, which is nothing less than atrocious. All of their technical staff (programmers, testers and graphic artists) were either fired without warning or have quit. Same goes with the sales staff, except for the one individual who was still employed on my last day. For their US operations to succeed, the company needs qualified, competent management in their Denver office. Unfortunately, the Bretts aren't able to meet that challenge. One thing to note: one of the owners is especially conscious of the company's image and encourages his staff to leave positive reviews on GlassDoor. Look for several extremely positive reviews posted on the same day or within a couple of days of each other.

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Pros

Culture was great, team was awesome

Cons

Tech Stack was lacking, product minimal differentiators

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3y
Hi there, Thank you for providing this review! I couldn't agree more, the culture is amazing at JA! I will pass on your feedback and I hope you continue to enjoy JobAdder :))
3.0
May 28, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Small enough team that people mostly got along. Base salary was not bad.

Cons

Very limited voice. Constant fear of being fired due to how management would interact with you. They did not fully understand who did what in the team. Did not show equal appreciation to all parties involved in releasing a quality product. Alcohol consumption was very encouraged. You would be shamed if you did not drink. Strict 8:30 - 5:30 work day. I am fine with the length of the work day but flexibility of start and end time would have been nice. Benefits were lacking in quality and quantity. That would be fine if the company gave a plus elsewhere such as schedule but it did not.

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JobAdder Response
10y
Thanks for your review. You are right in that cultures can vary from office to office, so we have worked hard to ensure everyone at JA understands our core company culture. This includes all employees coming to Sydney at least once a year to get to know the whole team. In the year since you were there a lot has changed and we are extremely happy with the team we have in the US now. Thanks again for your input and all the best.
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