Box Reviews

Pros

Box has a fun and youthful workforce that's given an opportunity to take on challenges and demonstrate their ability to own greater responsibility than they would have at other companies.

Cons

Things move very fast here, and it's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of hyper-growth. Employees need to be careful not to let the excitement of the place interfere with their work-life balance.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't let your foot off of the gas! The time is now to take the company to the next level.

Pros

Box is a great company! Growing fast with lots of opportunity to advance in your career path. They are always looking to maximize the talents they have in-house already.

Cons

Pay is at start-up rates. No matter how much experience, skills, and success you have achieved in past positions....their pay is below comparable market rates. Negotiate heavily upfront and get all comp/terms on the offer letter.

Advice to Senior Management

If you want to acquire top talent....you need to be able to pay for it!

Pros

- people are outstanding, diverse individuals
- great benefits / perks / culture
- great leadership team and product vision

Cons

-no end to amount of work to be done ;)

Pros

* Work-hard, play-hard culture.
* Respectful environment.
* True meritocracy - individuals get rewarded for their output.
* Flexible hours and PTO. (as long as you hit your deadlines)
* Building a product used by millions of people.

Cons

* The company is so focused on growing that sometimes individuals don't get as much attention as they could.
* Sometimes company-wide communication is not as complete and timely as it could be.
* Extremely competitive industry with lots of big players.

Advice to Senior Management

Overall, keep doing what you're doing, make sure to invest in your people, and Box will have an extremely bright future!

Pros

-Free food (all kinds)
-Beautiful and young crowd, average age here would be 25-26.
-Laptop to everyone.

Cons

-You will find yourself working 12X7 or 16X5 i.e. >80 hours week. I think it is ok even if you work hard couple of days in a week but working hard all time without any appreciation is not cool. It is almost as if working long hours is made an expectation out of everyone.
-Extremely tight market with a new cloud storage company opening up almost every week. My bet is that it is going to be race to reduce the price till one day some giant will come and start giving unlimited cloud storage for free and shut down business of box, dropbox, etc. etc. It is very risky to join a company like box in a dicey industry.
-Money is burnt on billboards and campaigns which is unusual for a private funded startup and really whacky for my senses.
-New office in Los Altos will not be close to public transportation making difficult for people using Caltrain to commute.

Advice to Senior Management

-Free dinner policy enticing people to stay late does not necessarily mean more work getting done. I think people will be stressed out if they stay too much time in office just to have free food and will not be able to come up with new ideas because they are not living a life outside. You know what: when people work with a plan of getting things done within 8 hours of day, they work more efficiently compared to what they will do when they think they have got whole day and night and weekend to do the job.
-Use money sparingly, you never know when it will stop coming.
-Try to develop a culture towards work-life balance for your employees so that they have a happy family life outside.

Pros

This place has an incredible buzz about it! There is a lot of youth and energy, and an almost tangible sense of excitement. The company also has a great team spirit, embodied in the Friday lunch all-hands meetings that usually feature plenty of humor as well as exciting news. I am far more excited and happier about working at Box than I have been at any other company in Silicon Valley.

Cons

No annual bonus, and sick days come out of PTO.

I'm worried that the upcoming move to a 3-story building in Los Altos may dilute some of the team spirit we currently get from all being on the same floor and make Box a more corporate environment.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing what you're doing!

Pros

It is small company so the interaction is good between employees.

Cons

Business model is good but it is not innovative. There are many players in market who are doing same thing. Even google is planning to come up with own solution. Also technology stack is not that exciting. I think I will be better in working at another famous company at valley :)

Advice to Senior Management

There are many VP's who are young but they lack the basic management qualities. Hire someone better.

Pros

I agree with all of the other positive reviews. One of the best things I love about this place is how everyone in the company is united in our common visionary goal. Ever read Tribal Leadership? Great book, by the way. I would say that we're a stage 4 organization and that this is the first stage 4 organization I've worked in. Some day we'll dominate our market as a stage 5'er.

Cons

We have many of the warts of a rapidly growing organization, but those are just more problems to be solved as we go. Also, a lot of expected of employees here, so you'd have to be comfortable with that.

Pros

Box.net is an incredible place to work if you're at the top of your game and willing to work hard. The pace is fast and the work and company culture are engaging - the days and weeks go by in a flash. This is the first company I've worked for that truly walks the talk of "work hard - play hard", and my direct co-workers, without exception, are exceptional on both a personal and professional level. As if this weren't enough, the company takes very good care of its employees - I can't imagine a better company to work for!

Cons

If you or your family are not comfortable with working hard at a fast-paced company, Box.net probably isn't for you...

Advice to Senior Management

Keeping the company culture intact as we continue to grow rapidly will be a challenge and vital to employee retention when we're no-longer "a start-up". Keep things fun, keep hiring great employees, keep rewarding excellent performance, and keep a step or two ahead of the competition!

Pros

Free food, fun culture, and people are super smart and do work hard! Company is growing fast!

Cons

Hours could be long, but everyone seems to be happy to stay late.