Wasted talent - Anonymous employee Sphero Employee Review

1.0
May 31, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Passionate and hard working co-workers.

Cons

The company isn’t run by folks interested in toys, robots, connected play, or education. They are all career business starters that will jump to the next big money opportunity when given a chance. There is no consistent vision. In the absence of real passion about what we are doing, instead of realizing a desired goal we are constantly pivoting to account for a perceived notion of what an investor wants to hear. Work life balance is terrible.

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Sphero Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. Launching global high-tech products is a huge undertaking, and we are not immune to the inevitable change that can happen, especially as a startup. We actively strive to make the best long-term business decisions for the company as a whole, while staying true to our values and mission of educating and illuminating lives through tech-enabled play. This is an iterative process, and we are continuing to learn and grow in this endeavor, so thank you for the feedback. In regard to work-life balance, we recognize that the workload that goes along with launching our products may have spikes. We are focused on better defining the work to level out these spikes in the future. If you would like to share more about your specific experiences, please reach out to the People team at people@sphero.com so that we can set up a time to talk. Thanks again for the feedback as it will help make Sphero a better place to work.

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