It's up to you to make the most of it. - Director Propane Employee Review

5.0
Apr 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Propane is a place where you can have direct impact on the bottom line, culture, and success of the entire company -- it's literally all how you treat the opportunity of being there. If you're optimistic, curious, and a problem solver you can build a portfolio 50 projects deep in 2 years, have real impact on how health care, technology, and even the San Francisco Symphony market, operate and innovate. If you have a vision for how you want to do your best work -- or even if you need help crafting that vision -- as long as you can align it with the goals and type of work Propane does, working with Propane can be rewarding, challenging, and greatly satisfying.

Cons

Propane has had a long life in San Francisco and as such has seen a lot of people come and go. The Propane of 2012 is very different than the Propane of 2008, which is very different than the Propane of today (2019). With that, the consistency of work and ways of working have shifted. If you want to be successful there, you have to be ready and willing to listen first, understand the past, and then cultivate a vision for your roles and responsibilities to move forward.

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5.0
May 7, 2025
Anonymous intern
Recommend
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Pros

- Friendly, inclusive team culture that made it easy to ask questions and learn - Meaningful projects that allowed me to contribute and build real-world skills - Regular feedback and mentorship that helped guide my growth

Cons

- Intern networking events were limited compared to other companies

4.0
Aug 15, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunity to work with very talented people is clearly the first big perk. Compensation and benefits in general are good. The company is clearly making efforts to improve employees benefits. The work itself can be really great and exciting sometimes and there is a great effort driving new business. You get a chance to play on both sides. The CEO is a fantastic person and, more importantly, a dreamer. It can be very inspiring and entertaining to have a 30 minutes or 1 hour chat with him. His vision for new businesses, for the future of digital and for the future of Propane Studio really makes him a one of a kind CEO. The company is making a reasonable effort to build and foster a healthy career growth for all employees.

Cons

As a small and fast growing digital agency, it suffers from similar issues consulting companies do: client satisfaction comes with a price - one that employees pay working against "unreachable" deadlines. Not all benefits are good in comparison with other companies. Health insurance coverage is not as great as in other companies in terms of cost and options. There is no 401K either. Lack of organization can be a pain sometimes. Not all roles in the company are fulfilled yet which can be either positive (for the ones aspiring to step up) or negative (when wearing multiple hats can stop you from doing your work).

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