What are perks and other benefits like at Crunchyroll?

Really great non-management people @ the company Not a ton of industry standard benefits but base pay is ok Depending upon your role, it's possible to have good or terrible work life balance - mine is currently ok

Toxic managers are protected and shuffled around - think Catholic Church style Heard it's different on different teams - not all managers, etc - but depending on where you land, it's very possible to be on a team or with a manager that governs through fear, intimidation and the projection of constant disappointment Generally don't see people promoted within the company (unless you're C-Suite) - lots of outside hires for VP and Director positions - not always, but often people who don't have great context or the necessary technical knowledge or experience Do you enjoy being pitted against your co-workers for managerial approval, do you crave castigation for things outside of your control, do you yearn to be quizzed constantly about your competence - apply today!

Good benefits and vacation policy

Less structure and guidance than some other places I have worked

Friendly environment, flexible work arrangements, and sharp coworkers. The benefits are solid and company holidays are good in addition to flex PTO.

Compensation is a bit below industry

* Coworkers are talented, collaborative, friendly people who are also anime fans. * The office environment is cool with plenty of anime decor. But many of the meeting rooms are more aesthetic than functional with furniture that looks better for staging photos than actual use. * The company doesn't offer equity. The base pay and benefits are average for industry standards.

* Toxic leadership runs this company. From the C-suite down to middle managers, a culture of fear where blame and pointing fingers are the default reaction when things go wrong. Leadership must be right at all costs even when they're wrong. * If you're seeking professional development and growth, this is not the place for you. You're discouraged from questioning and innovative thinking in favor of only doing what you're told. Questions are seen as a challenge and as I mentioned earlier, leadership is always right. * Success at this company is tied to adopting a "yes-man" mindset. Don't ask questions, keep your head down, and do your work. This is not a safe space to be creative or express yourself authentically. If you know of a better way to do something, you actually don't because leadership is always right. Pay attention to reviews about this company. Anime is an appealing product to sell and many employees are genuinely passionate about the product. But the tradeoff is in the form of leadership decisions that trickle down to the individual employees. These decisions are probably going to be poor but leadership is always right. I can go on, but I will just say that this was the most disappointing career move I've made so far.

Casual, fun environment. Very competitive pay w/ standard tech benefits. Hybrid, but a workspace that actually makes you want to come into office. Diversity shown in leadership on down.

Seems to be recovering from some merger difficulties. Still finding it's footing in certain areas.

Participating in a fun business like anime; really kind, caring and creative coworkers; office environment and benefits are amazing; work is often really interesting and engaging and allows creative muscles to be flexed.

Many people working beyond their job description; stress levels are often high; company has grown too fast and hiring and internal processes have not evolved at the same speed; some downsides to being part of a big public company - short term prioritized over long term

Located on the Sony lot, fun coworkers, amazing perks, great benefits, competitive pay structure. It started off with a great work life balance which quickly changed due to understaffing and horrible project management. Started as a place where everyone loved what they did and changed seemingly overnight. A lot of changes within my team and instead of handling them with care, I felt we were all on a sinking ship that only got worse.

Leaders who don’t care, disorganized processes that are outdated, favoritism, money being a motivator over work culture, making some people work more than others (uneven work division), and cutting some amazing benefits due to budget.

- There are still some very passionate anime fans remaining at the company, although this number is quickly decreasing - Anime fandom has grown exponentially and has potential to keep expanding

- Strategy is constantly changing month to month without a cohesive vision. Every time quarterly plans are made they always change within the quarter due to last minute initiatives that should have been brought forth sooner but come in late due to poor management - Most of the work that gets prioritized comes in the form of “[insert VP or executive name here] wants this” vs actual data or metrics. The people executing the work don’t know if that’s actually something the leader in question said or if the requestor is being liberal with their interpretation of what they said and force others to execute to earn brownie points for themselves - Upward mobility is nonexistent for high performing ICs. The people who usually get ahead are the ones who spend more time engaging in workplace politics and fraternizing with leadership than doing their actual work, which then falls on ICs to fix issues caused by middle management - The Directors and VPs who are being hired from other streaming or traditional media companies don’t care to understand the nuances of the Japanese Anime industry and try to apply traditional Western media practices - Employee feedback is monitored and non-anonymous so people are afraid to speak out publicly, especially post layoffs. The only truly anonymous feedback is in the form of a yearly employee engagement survey submitted in May but the results yet to be presented in an all staff meeting, most likely because they keep trending downward and rating leadership poorly - Leadership claims to care about the fans but decided to remove popular fan features like comments on episodes. A year later fans are still asking for the return of the feature but no actions are being taken to bring them back - Pay is below market and has no stock options to offset the lower salary. Benefits are mediocre compared to other tech companies. Given the current company culture and leadership ignoring the feedback of actual anime fans at the company the pay + benefits are not worth the struggle now.

It feels cool to be connected to anime and all of the characters and stories. Employees are treated well, with good benefits and flexible time off. We also now get extra days off during the year, that usually extend other holidays for long weekends.

Work can be hectic and long hours are fairly regular given production and promotion schedules around the world. Communication can feel rushed and leadership is sometimes disconnected from the work that gets done daily.

Crunchyroll has been an excellent environment for rapid learning, the encouragement I've received from both peers and leaders has been invaluable, especially this early on in my career. The welcoming culture and the many perks, including free lunches, an assortment of snacks available to us, unique offices, and the diligent efforts of the workplace team to recognize and celebrate all kinds of occasions/holidays for employees to enjoy, truly make me feel like I'm part of a fantastic company. Aside from the obvious benefits, I am confident in Crunchyroll's capacity for sustained growth and excited about playing a role (even if just a small one) in the expansion of anime on a global scale. I do really enjoy being a part of the organization and plan on growing here for the foreseeable future.

It's worth noting, and I don't believe this issue is unique to Crunchyroll, that there are sometimes too many decision-makers involved in processes that directly affect frontline employees. Not a true "con", just the reality of a fast-paced and growing company.