IXL Learning reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

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Paul Mishkin

53% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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5.0
Apr 7, 2016

Great people to work with

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Pros

- Intelligent, hardworking, creative colleagues with a passion for educating children - Small teams where you can make a significant contribution - Opportunites to advance within the company - IXL is hiring for growth - Low stress environment with friendly co-workers - Corporate culture encourages volunteering in the community - Good benefits, competitive salaries, and frequent social activities

Cons

If it is important to you, no free meals; however, think about why other companies offer 3 meals a day.

2.0
Apr 2, 2016

Bad management, no communication

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Pros

The employees are largely great.

Cons

I was let go without any reason. I had been working very hard for many months and had great rapport with the team. However one day I was terminated simply without reason. During the exit interview, both the manager and the HR declined to provide reason for termination. It was also interesting that the termination came just before my stock grants vested. In all I would say that management is pretty shady - they rely on hiring new grads to do the work and the turn-over is much higher than I anticipated: several people quit during my time there (and it's not a large company). Management is very bad at communicating, starting from the elusive CEO himself. While the company enjoys a healthy customer base, it is old (>10 years) and by no means a startup. It is also by no means a growth company. If you have terrific rapport with your direct manager, this company is worth considering. In my honest opinion, however, there are much better choices in the Bay Area.

1.0
Sep 4, 2015
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Pros

1 Complimentary water-coffee-tea-organic soda pop, (not that you cannot get these and more at other tech companies in the valley) 2 health benefits are good (again same with any other company around here) 3 neat coworkers, newer office space 4 unlimited sick days, that you will need to use often to escape the horrendous culture 5 very strict about working from home, even tho they hire remote employees, and advertise flexible work schedules. Lies.

Cons

1 bad management thats coming top down. Good luck getting constructive feedback. You are expected to figure everything out on your own. Managers hire and fire like it's nothing. Truthfully I can't even count the number of people who have been fired with no warning or plans 2 company promotes all managers from within, and they only promote the best puppets for their masters. No manager has their own thoughts or have been given any kind of training. Most managers are very young, manage 10 people or more 3 ixl puts up fake reviews on glassdoor. Proof - Look for two bad reviews written around end of june, and check out the flood of good 5 star reviews within the week afterwards. Come on...so Desperate 4 no career path, they hire new grads and pay poorly because they know youre desperate for tech experience. When you ask for a raise or career path, make sure you are either a salesperson and/or a male. Otherwise, good luck. I have seen at least 5 women put on improvement plans, most of those people either left because they were pushed out or they got fired first. No men have ever gotten an improvement plan here.. sexism at its finest.

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