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Evan Spiegel
39 Ratings
Pros
Free food with option to dine out at restaurants (in 12 reviews)
Location: Venice beach is a lively tourist location with good weather and quirky locals (in 6 reviews)
Cons
Work/Life balance tips heavily towards work (in 7 reviews)
Equity package has backloaded vesting schedule so you have to stay 4 years for full benefit (in 4 reviews)
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"Story Editor"
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I have been working at Snap full-time
Pros
Amazing people, creative atmosphere, food benefits
Cons
Poor management, employee moral is low and treatment isn't fair
Snap 2017-09-11 16:59 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Management needs work"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOPros
Benefits, some intelligent people, fast paced environment
Cons
Senior management lack experience and it shows
Advice to Management
Listen to those with experience, set up the right checks and balances within the org
Snap 2017-09-23 19:21 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Great Engineers Marred by Poor Management"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Snap full-time (More than a year)
Pros
-Small teams so lots of responsibility
-Lots of smart and kind people
-Competitive compensation (though stock vesting is backloaded to encourage 4 years)Cons
-Culture is toxic and stressful. Think more Amazon than Facebook.
-Employees are encouraged to work long hours to make up for lackluster code design, rather than improving the code.
-More focused on ops and maintenance than long-term improvements to the product
-Very top-down management, with most priorities coming from higher-up management than those closer to the productAdvice to Management
Focus on enabling engineers to be more productive, rather than trying to meet specific goals through long hours. Be willing to take a temporary hit in order to save time in the long run.
Snap 2017-09-18 14:04 PDT![Snap Logo]()
"Great job"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Snap full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Good people, interesting tasks, collaborative colleges
Cons
No cons for me, everything's great
Snap 2017-08-14 22:34 PDT![Snap Logo]()
"I like working in Snap"
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Pros
Learning a lot and it's a fun place to work.
Cons
Not in North California.
Advice to Management
Do better in dealing with Wall Street analyst.
Snap 2017-08-14 09:16 PDT![Snap Logo]()
"great place to work, stale in growth"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Snap full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Venice is the best office place I can think of, really enjoy the work environment. people are smart
Cons
facing fierce competition from FB, nervous of company growth around the company
Advice to Management
none
Snap 2017-08-14 18:14 PDTHelpful (2)
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"I love working at Snap!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Snap full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Amazing people! Everyone is so nice! Everyone has a voice. Constantly working on cool stuff. Everyones ideas are valid and listened to. Everyone is well-taken care of.
Cons
Fast paced, long work days
Advice to Management
Hire more people!
Snap 2017-07-27 20:37 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Fun, Exciting Work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Snap full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Work on fun, cutting edge products that will have millions of users. Great team with an attitude that anything is possible.
Cons
Young company, so structure and processes are still being worked out to operate efficiently.
Snap 2017-07-20 12:25 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Software Engineer"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOPros
The location is on the Venice Beach. The rent is low compared with the companies in the Silicon Valley.
There are a few good software engineers and good managers from the Valley.Cons
Some groups of managers and directors are biased towards their hires from their previous companies. The toxic culture and the horrible vesting schedule make it a bad place to grow your career.
The HR department. There is no mechanism to transfer to a different group if you are working for a bullying boss (which is not rare at Snap).Advice to Management
Be kind to your employees.
Snap 2017-08-22 08:46 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Excellent Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Snap full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great Location
Great Food
Nice People
Awesome space for creativityCons
The company tends to be very secretive. Often times products are learned about by employees at the same time as the public. Not the worse thing, however would like more internal communication in the future.
Snap 2017-06-28 16:24 PDT
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