Hulu Employee Reviews about "growing pains"

Pros

Used to be fun, collaborative, "flat" org, work/life balance

Cons

Gotten overly political. A lot of leveling without any clear lines of communication or processes. Forget about trying to make any changes on the product and marketing side. Decisions are made regardless of what the data and research say. Projects take forever with so many decision makers. Going through a lot of growing pains, which includes promoted unqualified employees as managers. Doesn't care about Hulugans, care more about the company itself. More and more corporate everyday with Disney taking over and the CEO is not inspiring or motivating like past CEO's. Probably going to only get more corporate and political with Disney being more and more involved.

Pros

Great open One Team culture across the company.

Cons

Still working through some start up -> small company -> large company growing pains, but generally heading in a direction I like.

Pros

I come to Hulu every day excited to work on amazing projects with talented, smart and just plain fun to be around people. I find myself constantly grateful for the opportunity to be part of a team -- and this is coming from someone who is honestly, not that big of a team player, naturally. It's an exciting and dynamic place that truly cares about its employees, cares about company culture and transparency and is at the helm of some terribly innovative things. I can't recommend it enough.

Cons

But oh boy are we bad at process and hemmed in by "collaboration." I think a lot of this is growing pains, but the fact we spend so much time on how we are doing things, rather than what we are doing is a drawback that slows us down in a very competitive industry. The company knows this is a problem and is very candid about addressing ways to improve it. Also, within my division, the salaries are really below market. If I were to leave, it'd be for that reason alone.

Pros

Awesome Benefits, Great Events and Parties, Selective Hiring, Great People, Even Great Managers.

Cons

Hulu is currently going through a lot change with a lot of growing pains and a lot of great were people lost because of it. Midway through my career there were no spots on the floor (where about 120 sat), when I left it was like a ghost town (20, maybe 25 seats were filled at best). The employees do their best to keep their spirits up, managers are constantly giving bad news and are expected to keep morale high, the change in culture has resulted in high turnover and low morale. It no longer matters who your are as a person but how good your numbers are. Numbers determine if you can spend holidays with your family, if you'll have a decent day off. A Holiday falls on your day off? Don't worry, the metrics team will give your day off to someone who deserves it more and schedule your day off another day.

Pros

Where to even start! Hulu is a great product and there's definitely a lot of pride that comes with working for such an amazing tech company, however, the best part about Hulu is the culture. Hulu is an open forum. No matter what level you're at you're encouraged to contribute to the conversation. All ideas are valued at Hulu, no matter what position you're in. It's also easy to tell that Hulu cares about its employees. This comes across in several different ways - benefit packages, be well, training, team events, etc. Hulu promotes a work hard play hard environment - while Hulugans work extremely hard and are results driven, they are also encouraged to have fun. Hulu really is a dream come true!

Cons

Hulu is growing so quickly and with that there are definitely some growing pains. Things change day so sometimes it can be a little confusing, however, management does a great job of communicating any changes.

Pros

- smart, passionate, mission-oriented team members, who really do want to change TV - Interesting work, never a dull moment - really exciting to be a part of such growth - incredible culture/ perks/ benefits

Cons

- has not nailed down work/life balance yet... comes along with some growing pains - sometimes it feels we're too restrained by old media traditions/practices - competitive industry isn't for everyone, turn around has been incredible to be a part of but will be tough to keep going

Pros

I really enjoyed my 3+ years at Hulu. It was an excellent company to work for, which really treated it's employees well. The company focuses on innovation and customer satisfaction. The company has high integrity and was a very fun, high energy place of work.

Cons

After the departure of senior leadership, back-filling of positions made it a little chaotic at times. The normal growing pains of a start-up, but the good certainly outweighs the bad here.