Spokeo reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(168 total reviews)
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Harrison Tang

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Spokeo has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 168 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Spokeo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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168 reviews
2.0
Nov 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some very talented people and seemingly hip/progressive environment - at least at first appearnce (pool table, snacks, jeans); but later you start to discover it all means nothing. It's actually a very conservative and somewhat oppressive environment. The industry is progressive -- tech -- web based -- but the players are sneaky, secretive and oppressive in their management style.

Cons

Very poorly managed. Inexperienced pricipals with huge egos. Massive legal troubles (they've been investigated and sued by the FTC and had to pay huge penalties for major violations, plus sued repeatedly by private parties). Personal and corporate ethics leave much to be desired. Very little regard for doing "what's right." Lack of moral compass. Instead, brazen and cavalier attitudes on part of owners (who've never held jobs elsewhere). It's all about what they can get away with, without consideration for who they may be hurting by doing business the way they do, and in a big way; not just a "business as usual" kind of way. Lots of turn-over and attrition. The only ones who stay are too inexperienced to know better, and are lured with the promise of "shares" which are really worthless-- especially if they keep getting sued. The extremely positive reviews posted here, I suspect, are likely fabricated since they show little to no resemblance to any opinions I hear, and it's a small place. By the way- part of the FTC investigation and penalties were about false postings online. Don't take my word for it-- research them on the Internet before you accept a job here. Most of the guys I talk to are looking elswhere.

5.0
Oct 30, 2012

spokeo review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast growing company that's always trying to innovate. Some of the nicest and smartest people I have ever worked with. Free breakfast and lunch every day is a huge plus!

Cons

none i can think of

5.0
Aug 23, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Casual environment, relatively flat organization, friendly people, free catered lunches, pool, ping pong, and StarCraft matches, beer fridge, etc. Startup type environment without startup type stress!

Cons

Because the product is established on an older platform, the latest and greatest APIs may not be supported.

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