Pandora Media, LLC Employee Reviews about "401k match"
Updated Sep 11, 2019
"Competitive salaries and the best work/life/balance I've ever had in my professional career" (in 77 reviews)
"Great culture and work life balance" (in 35 reviews)
"No major cons to speak of, only that they don't do a 401k match" (in 25 reviews)
"No 401k match at the moment, but apparently working on that" (in 19 reviews)
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"Great place to work in you're in audio sales."
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Pandora Media, LLC full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great product, good internal support.
Cons
Would be nice to have 401K matching.
Pandora Media, LLC2019-09-11"Loved my time here!"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Pandora Media, LLC full-time for more than a year
Pros
I worked with some really great people!
Cons
I wish they did 401K matching.
Advice to Management
I do not have any.
Pandora Media, LLC2019-08-28"Great Place to Work"
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I worked at Pandora Media, LLC full-time
Pros
The culture and people are phenomenal
Cons
No major cons to speak of, only that they don't do a 401k match
Pandora Media, LLC2019-08-01- Helpful (1)
"Software Engineer"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Pandora Media, LLC full-time
Pros
Great Culture! The company creates a supportive community for everyone One of the most diverse companies that I've seen Music is present all around and the product is awesome! Pandora has free mini concerts at work and a company wide pandora performs event You have the option to work from home once a week
Cons
There is no 401k matching yet
Pandora Media, LLC2018-10-05 "Great culture"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Pandora Media, LLC full-time
Pros
Free snacks/drinks Work/life balance Fun culture
Cons
No 401k matching Medical premiums are higher than average
Pandora Media, LLC2018-09-20"Account Manager"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Pandora Media, LLC full-time
Pros
Smart hardworking environment. Good work life balance
Cons
No 401k match to complete with other companies
Pandora Media, LLC2018-08-28- Helpful (13)
"Stagnant, bureaucratic, failing"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Pandora Media, LLC full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Free snacks - More work than resources, so there are opportunities to own larger projects -"Work" from home Fridays (aka 3 day weekends every week) - Title inflation for engineering roles (Staff at Pandora < Senior anywhere else)
Cons
- No clear direction or leadership or vision for the future. - No accountability. Decision making is so spread out that it takes forever to get anything done. As a side effect, low performers are never held accountable for their terrible decisions and poor work output. Product development management is more concerned with playing politics than actual results. - Lazy, inefficient employees - see the 3 day... weekend/ "work" from home Fridays. Difficult to get anything done due to people working 10-4 four days a week. - Useless product managers. No innovation to speak of with "me-too" feature ideas, always playing catch up to the competitors. They add to bureaucracy, try to drive every decision, and ignore engineering input. There are far too many product managers for the amount of engineers, resulting in a huge backlog of work and not enough people to do it. - No engineering culture. It's impossible to drive new product or process ideas from the engineering side. See above for how product controls everything. - Subpar pay and no 401k matching. - Terrible morale, most people are just running out the clock until the next opportunity pops up. - Bleak business outlook, most people believe the company will be bought soon. - Terrible place to be a woman, men are constantly manterrupting, leering, and creating uncomfortable situations such as asking coworkers on dates. Raising these issues to management resulted in victim blaming and no positive outcomes.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
- Hold people accountable for lack of positive results. - Zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment. Believe accusers when they come forward rather than implying "boys will be boys." - Inspire people about the future of the company. - Simplify the product road map, rather than doing too many things poorly, do a few things really well. - Next time someone offers $15/share to buy the company, TAKE THE... OFFER!!
Show MorePandora Media, LLC2018-06-11 - Helpful (3)
"Don't plan to advance"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Pandora Media, LLC
Pros
Great colleagues, unlimited sick time
Cons
Strong internal bias toward promoting men over women, no 401k matching, revolving door for senior leadership
Pandora Media, LLC2018-05-15 - Helpful (4)
"Good people but company is struggling"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Pandora Media, LLC full-time
Pros
Great managers Great work life balance
Cons
No 401k matching No transparency from executive leadership
Advice to Management
Be more transparent in company meetings
Pandora Media, LLC2018-02-22 - Helpful (8)
"Career suicide"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Pandora Media, LLC full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
-Flexibility in work/life balance (if you have a great manager) -The people. I made the most amazing friendships here. Lifelong connections with the most hard-working, down to earth people.
Cons
-Toxic, negative environment -Severely political -Unhealthy snacks/bevs -No 401k match -Comp structure is based on your resume, alone (not on performance or how hard of a worker you are) -Merit process is a joke -Passing the buck is a thing here for most managers -Something is very wrong at the top and no one is addressing the elephant in the room Really sad how I walked in so hopeful for this place 4 years ago,... given that it really did excite me to work for such a great company with great values and big goals. Leadership has been completely turned upside down since my start here. It’s a bureaucracy and no one seems to have the power to make tough decisions or, better yet, be realistic and openly talk about the bottom line. Your job will have no stability here, and it’ll likely be outsourced. The turnover is so high, and the morale is low low low. Your team will dissolve and the expectation is for you to continue to be buried in their workload plus yours, with no financial incentive. Do not buy into the hype of this place. It will drag your spirits down and spit you out faster than when you walked through those doors.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Invest in your talent. Recognize and reward top performers. Stop giving salary increases to people who aren’t accountable for the work that an IC below them is doing.
Pandora Media, LLC2018-03-12