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      1.0
      Feb 4, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The brand name looks good on a resume, and compensation can be competitive depending on your role. Some coworkers are smart and genuinely try to do good work.

      Cons

      Culture is chaotic and poorly managed. Leadership talks a big game about transparency and work-life balance, but the reality is constant fire drills, unclear priorities, and shifting expectations. Decisions are made last-minute, often without input from the people actually doing the work, and then leadership acts surprised when things go sideways. There’s a lot of politics and favoritism, with promotions and recognition feeling inconsistent and opaque. Burnout is common, but instead of addressing root causes, it’s brushed off as “part of the grind.” Processes change constantly, documentation is lacking, and accountability almost always rolls downhill. Work-life balance is more marketing than reality. Long hours are normalized, especially around launches, and “flexibility” tends to disappear when deadlines get tight.

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      DraftKings Response
      3mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share such honest feedback. We recognize the seriousness of the concerns you’ve raised around culture, prioritization, communication, and work-life balance. While operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment can create pressure, it should never come at the expense of clarity, sustainability, or trust. We’re focused on strengthening how we set priorities, communicate decisions, and support our teams, especially during high-impact launches, so feedback is not just heard but acted on. Your perspective matters, and it plays an important role in helping us build a more transparent and sustainable workplace.

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      5.0
      Jun 12, 2026
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      Pros

      Good people in the team very helpful

      Cons

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      2.0
      May 28, 2026
      Customer service representative
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      Pros

      The pros about this place is that if you want a quiet area to work when you do work there out of 3 days out of the week that they have you work there. At least that's what it was when I worked there I don't know if they've changed it. Then you work 2 days at home. It's very quiet. Most the time there is nobody there. They will train you and help you but you will eventually have to be able to do it on your own.

      Cons

      If you switch over to departments don't depend on the company keeping you. If you mess up. The company was literally going through a buyout with the lottery company when I was working there and everything was crashing. So I got let go because there were a lot of errors and the system that they upgraded to was worse than the one that we worked on. So basically if anything happens with the systems just make sure that you know what you're doing and that you catch up on everything.

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