Geckoboard is a company that really cares about its people. The team is full of creative, intelligent people who care about the product and the culture. There is a sense of openness that I have never experienced before at work, where people at every level are free to discuss problems they have with each other. This results in a team that are constantly looking for ways to help each other out and improve each other's day.
The process at Geckoboard is great and getting better all the time. We have weekly planning, daily stand ups and bi-weekly retrospectives. Because of this there is a real momentum to the work. (Special shout out to our product managers who are amazing at what they do)
Every other Wednesday is innovation Wednesday where the team gets to work on fun personal projects. Many of these projects go on to become tools we use daily and make our work easier or make the office more fun. For example a printer that lets remote people print retrospective cards from Slack.
The perks are great too...
- relaxed working hours and holiday
- work from home when you want to
- great office space
- all the equipment you need
- Friday lunches
Cons
I honestly can't think of much. There were a few issues moving into our current office (mostly noise related) but these problems have all been raised in retrospectives and we already have team assembled to make the office a better space.
Geckoboard Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback. Totally appreciate your comments about tipping point and I can assure you we are all committed to making sure our growth doesn't negatively impact the amazing culture we have here.
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5.0
Feb 10, 2017
Anonymous employee
Current employee, more than 1 year
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Pros
One of the main reasons I joined Geckoboard was because of the people and culture. Everyone is so friendly and truly cares about each other and doing great work. It's a very open work environment where company metrics are shared and easily accessible, anyone can ask questions, and leadership genuinely appreciates when someone challenges the status quo or suggests a better way to do something. No egos, just hard working people who are eager to learn.
Cons
At this point, Geckoboard isn't incorporated in the USA - but hopefully one day it will be. :) (This doesn't negatively impact my work experience at all, though.)
These days it is so easy to be cynical about a company that it is a breath of fresh air to work someplace where it is hard if not impossible to be cynical about it. It is so easy to trust my bosses and my coworkers because I know they genuinely want to be there and want to do high quality work. No one is ever trying to place, assign, or avoid blame, instead everyone just works together to find solutions to whatever problems come up.
Cons
Working remote from the other side of the planet from the home office makes communication difficult, but we seem to be figuring it out