Digimarc Reviews

Pros

Super nice office, great benefits, great work-life balance, cutting-edge technology

Cons

Recent layoffs were quite unfortunate. I didn't see it coming.

Pros

Decent team members but surprised by the level of turnover.

Cons

Management frequently changed direction of the company and products without clear intent.

Pros

Comfortable compensation & benefits. Free food in the kitchen (sandwiches, vitamin water, milk, tea, coffee, fruits). Opportunities to work on various interesting projects & technologies. Management supports continuous learning and individual career goals. Diversity is the default, differences are just normal and accepted. Teams are tight knit and personable, you can speak your mind to your manager. A full-time workweek can be flexible/rearrangeable for appointments and such.

Cons

Layoffs obviously aren't fun (but at least they didn't hire anyone new before). Companywide meetings don't always feel informative or as time well utilized. Security is critical for some projects, which limits what can go on the resume. Global townhalls don't feel productive. The company's sustainable revenue sources weren't enough (hence layoffs). Self managed PTO (but I've never heard of any time off actually being denied).

Pros

- very smart, inspiring peers - fascinating technology - primarily remote-based culture

Cons

- leadership changes often, priorities are always shifting - repeating the cycle of getting a new leader followed by a layoff rather than actually managing people/issues - many high performers have left or are looking to leave - finger pointing at the highest levels trickles down

Pros

Fair pay, unlimited vacation, work from home, good people

Cons

Lack of company strategy, unclear revenue sources

Pros

-You'll build great relationships. Most of the employees are fairly new now, but there are people here that have a lot to offer. -They have taken steps to being more diverse and inclusive -Flexible. For the most part, you wont have issues taking time off when you need it.

Cons

- Lack of direction. Ideas seem to be solid, but there are flaws with execution. There seems to be a new tactic every 4-6 months. -Culture is rapidly declining. Since there has been constant change, such as new leadership, an acquisition and rounds of layoffs, the negativity has REALLY set in. This has caused a much higher turnover and currently, I know of many employees in departments across the company that desperately want out! There is no trust. There is also a lack of transparency with company finances. Leadership says one thing, but their actions say the opposite. -Bad leaders. There is a distinct "I'm up here and you're down there" attitude with leadership. My peers and I have all experienced bad and condescending tone in written and verbal communications. It's becoming the norm. Instead of leading, collaborating and coaching, there is a lot of cattiness. Managers blind copying others on emails to start drama or attempt to get others in trouble. Some are very much in to playing favoritism. Extreme lack of accountability as far as work and how things are distributed. Just a bad setting of examples overall. You WILL experience the typical corporate company politics here. -Lack of growth opportunities and pay. I was literally told there was no where for me to go right now, but "maybe in the next 5 years" things will change as we expand and I could move in to something when that happens. I was flabbergasted because I've witnessed a position being posted and closed within a 24 hour time period because they already knew who they wanted for it. It was filled by a friend of someone in leadership who was external. No promotion from within even though there were employees who were interested and qualified. They didn't even get the chance. Employees are also leaving for major salary increases. I understand that the market has had quite a shake up in recent years, but there are employees leaving for upwards of 40%. That shows that there is quite an imbalance.

Pros

-flexible schedules -great management -teamwork and collaboration

Cons

-lack of diversity -not applicable -tech layoff

Pros

Decent benefits and work/life balance. Very cool technology.

Cons

Has been in business for a long time but still operates like a start-up with constant change and growing pains. Ever since the new CEO took over, there's been a huge turnover in talent and market strategy. Says their employees are their greatest asset and then lets people go with no opportunity for lateral or career changes.

Pros

Great technology and value proposition.

Cons

Going through a transition with a new company acquisition.

Pros

great culture, politics-free very talented, high-profile, and smart employees fast-growing and targeting correct strategy fair pay rates respect loyalties great work/life balance

Cons

not profitable, surviving with diluting the shares is still in some sort of start-up mode even after 25 years of history