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3.4

75% would recommend to a friend

(14 total reviews)

81% positive business outlook

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14 reviews
1.0
Oct 28, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Casual atmosphere - jeans, sneakers, t-shirts all ok. Prime location, right on top of Penn Station, so very easy to get to. Somewhat Flexible - Take 30 minute lunches and leave 30 minutes early.

Cons

- Not very receptive to feedback - A lot of people have great ideas, but none really get listened to. - Atmosphere is thick. Boss is only in once a week, but when he's in, it gets silent because he doesn't like chatter. When he's not in, it's better, but still not the most conducive to creativity. - Feels like we're puppets. Just wait for word from the management, and then get started on working. - No one is really friends with each other. Just come into the office, and say goodbye. - Don't feel very appreciated - I did something that was not asked of me, and opened up a new channel of revenue. But I got no recognition for that, nor even a thank you..

1.0
Sep 21, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

- Casual atmosphere. T-shirt, jeans, sneakers. - Flexible times: take 30 minutes lunches and leave 30 minutes early. - Boss is not in often, which can relax the atmosphere a bit.

Cons

- Communication: Send e-mails into the black abyss. You never hear from anyone. Everyone's waiting to hear or something, but they never do. - Expectations: Unrealistic deadlines, no compensation for overtime, even with the small paycheck. I bought my computer for 5 months before any talks of getting a computer came to fruition. - Office Culture: No joking, no talking, no fun - management thinks working is putting your head down and not saying a word. - The work: Doesn't cultivate creativity, nor freedom. Work by rote. Pump out content like a factory.

1.0
Nov 16, 2018

Part time worker

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Better than other Japanese companies, no stress, previous team was really good and friendly, flexible hours.

Cons

- Current management is really sick. You can be fired without any explanation just because some birdbrained manager complained about you to bosses in order to hide his/her mistakes by accusing you in it, and you even will not be asked about the situation. - They do not care about quality of their product. Many talented content creators left the company just because no one listened to them. Feedback is not welcomed. - The company hires native speakers for small money to create lessons. And obviously such lessons have a lot of mistakes. - You wouldn't have any career possibilities . - Even if you will do your best, company will not appreciate it.

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