MindGeek Reviews

Pros

I got valuable experience dealing with huge loads of data.

Cons

Salary could be a little bit better.

Pros

Coworkers were nice, and they had great events/parties.

Cons

Layed off the majority of the LA office and moved the jobs to Canada.

Pros

-no micromanagement -always stuff to be done, but never overloaded -very chill environment -full benefits kick in after 90 days, including medical, dental, vision, and $ to put toward a gym membership

Cons

-starting pay per hour is low and not enough to live off comfortably (still slightly above what min wage is right now, but in one of the most expensive states to live in, that's not worth much)

Pros

Some fun people to work with on the day to day Seemed to have the ability to work with multiple departments if you played your cards right

Cons

I was at MindGeek before it was MindGeek, so there was a lot of restructuring going on during my time. Employees were overloaded with work, and there were mass layoffs frequently. Perhaps it was simply the industry, but many of the execs were more concerned with themselves and stroking their egos than the happiness of the lower level management and employees. There were some strong leaders, but those leaders seemed... to face an uphill battle against those who only cared about their stake in the company. There was also some shady business that occurred, where a do not compete contract was broken, so there were a handful of employees that felt the need to watch their backs since they had technically dumped their prior employer. In the end I'm not sure any of them are still there, again, due to layoffs. The people at the lower levels were fun to work with and were very pleasant, but I found the overall business practices to be a bit toxic.

Advice to Management

Become more aware of how your employees are doing and their outlook on their position. Actually care about them. Enforce better business practices. Teach execs to lead and value those who support them.

Pros

Here are six words. They suck.

Cons

The buy companies to take over and then move all operations to their Montreal office. Management rather spend thousands of dollars on an event instead of giving employees a bonus. No bonus or raise in 4 years.

Advice to Management

Rather not.

Pros

> flexible work life in an easy going atmosphere > opportunity to carve out your own path if you have the chops

Cons

> nepotism > disconnect b/w senior management & employees > trying to establish a culture without any real solid vision or direction

Advice to Management

> be genuine > the people working in the company are your greatest assets and should be treated as such

Pros

casual office great stepping stone and learning platform for the most part, good management

Cons

no real room for growth bonuses per quarter are very minimal

Pros

For a short ride you can do well and enjoy some perks depending on your role and level in the organization.

Cons

Management is fragmented and executives with engineering backgrounds are running sales and other businesses with little correlation to their skill set. Executives are arrogant and complacent and believe that they are smarter than all of the clients. Poor communication with employees and a pack mentality.

Advice to Management

Consider your businesses that are declining and don't accept it as "an ongoing trend" before you make a better effort to change the culture and possibly the people running the businesses that are failing.