Matrix Group International Reviews

Pros

Friendly work environment, flexible work hours (ie can take an hour lunch to go to the gym or come in early to leave in an hour early), bosses are open to new ideas and constructive criticism

Cons

Hours can ramp up if a program is behind schedule

Pros

Some clients are amazing and I loved building things on new Tech stacks for them; outside of that nothing I can think of.

Cons

Cheap, money-grubbing outfit with crappy benefits and top-level crappy leadership

Pros

From new video editing tricks to improving my content writing abilities, I was given ample leeway to invest my work time into developing new skills and advocating for projects based on my interests. I also had the ability to sit in on other departments' meetings and skill building exercises even if they weren't in my department. The company lets you take at least 1 focus day a week where you can work from home. It's also lenient if you're not feeling well but not too sick to work. The CEO is a huge a star wars geek, so all of the conference rooms are named after Star Wars planets and the anniversary parties of the past have involved renting out a movie theater to watch the latest movie.

Cons

My primary boss worked remotely, so sometimes there were situations where it would've been easier to work together in person. Slack and google hangouts solved most of our issues, but more in person assistance would've been helpful when starting out.

Pros

Access to free online resources to learn how to do anything technical you want ( programming frameworks and languages, website design, social media). If you need to improve your presenting skills, opportunities to do lunch & learns for staff and webinars for clients, presenting deliverables and answering questions about them, doing trainings for clients in Wordpress, Google Analytics etc. Some hands on training from senior staff while you work on projects .

Cons

You *might* get basic training but you will spend more time teaching yourself. Almost no feedback from managers. Projects scoped, scheduled, and billed so haphazardly that staff get stressed out. Managers don’t know how to say no to clients. Much of the way things run, is reactive panic at the last minute. Predominately 2 kinds of bad management: micromanagers that dont’ let you do your work or that don’t do any actual managing of people to make sure things don’t slip thru the cracks. Management out of touch on what staff thinks fo them . Paid vacation, sick leave, salaries, and the telecommuting policy leave a lot to be desired. Lack of focus about the company's mission and how to build the business for the future.

Pros

If you are new to the industry, just out of college or needed a resume-stuffer I think you might try here as I did. They like to hire cheap help.

Cons

Usual small time player woes. Not enough people that can take over a task in a pinch, focus on bilking clients at your expense while promising them everything they can't afford. A core of talent surrounded by a mass confusion of managers.

Pros

Super casual with a pretty nerdy atmosphere. Not a whole lot of rules and regulations to get you down. Nerf guns and toys abound. There are chances now and then for recognition. There are some staff who are wicked smart. Lots to learn. Be prepared to show leadership, teach as well as learn.

Cons

There is a near-constant revolving door of talent. This is a small shop, about 50 people, and there's one person resigning every month, usually for higher salary somewhere else. Every department is usually understaffed. It's very hard to maintain momentum with so much talent walking out. For a web development shop, there are very few actual web developers. ~~ The people in the two top positions are married. This makes for an odd conflict of interest. ~~ Overall high level of stress. Some staff are overworked due to skeleton crew. ~~ Blame and panic can sometimes crop up unnecessarily. There is regular bending-over for the sake of keeping a client from leaving, letting them walk all over the company. Much revenue is left on the table due to project mistakes and inconsistent billing.

Pros

The owner truly cares about both the clients and employees. She is open, honest and a great leader. The employees are smart, very good at what they do and everyone has each other's back. The company culture looks down upon finger pointing. It's more about fixing the problem ASAP and revisiting issues later in order to figure out what went wrong and then learning from mistakes so it doesn't happen again. The company is more then willing to help everyone learn and grow. Nice office space and office environment.

Cons

Currently upper management doesn't work well with people (employees and clients) and does not have the respect of the employees. It's a fast past environment which might be challenging for some people. However the Project Managers assist with prioritization.

Pros

Not a place for the lazy or the laid-back, high paced, high spirited with good challenging projects, near cutting edge technology.

Cons

Usual agency world challenges, tough life work balance, big projects with short promised turnaround time, sometimes too close to cutting edge technology with negative impact on projects, not much focus on staff, flat organizational tree so there's not much room to advance vertically.