Weather Underground Reviews

Pros

Company powered by passion for the weather, science, and the community

Pros

Friendly, laid back work environment
Using modern technologies
Try to give you work you're interested in

Pros

Lots of data to work with

Advice to Management

Four years after The Weather Company’s acquisition of Weather Underground, IBM acquired the The Weather Company. Weather Underground was left with poor leadership which allowed the executives to dictate priorities. What was once a innovative company driven to provide the most accurate weather data was quickly turned into an extra revenue source for The Weather Company fueled by ads and dismissed the once-thriving community of weather enthusiasts.

At the end of 2017, in a seemingly desperate attempt to save money, the Weather Company execs decided to end what remained of the dwindling Weather Underground team in San Francisco with two options for the employees. Either relocate to Atlanta or find new jobs. Unsurprisingly, not one of the ~25 employees accepted the Atlanta relocation. Now The Weather Company scrambling to keep what is left of wunderground.com up and running.

It soon became clear The Weather Company had no idea about the inner-workings of wunderground.com and it’s apps. The ongoing transition of Weather Underground to Atlanta is widely regarded as a bad move by employees on both sides.

Pros

Everyone I worked with directly were so excited to make new products and change the industry. When employees were left to create on their own, without management meddling, the outcomes were fantastic and our users appreciated the products. Everyone wanted to help each other and the community that was created was strong. There was a great culture of fun and getting the work done collaboratively.

However after time, the employees have left en masse and the culture/people Pro is no longer.

Advice to Management

Poor management over the past year is what drove the company into the ground, the company lost so many of it's employees to quitting because of the awful management, poor pay, and not releasing products that were needed/wanted by our users. The companies loss is solely on management's shoulders, and no one else's.

Pros

Before it's 2 acquisitions in 5 years, Weather Underground was the most amazing place to work. The culture, the work, and the communities that were built were inspiring and made me proud to call Weather Underground my employer. Then the first acquisition by The Weather Channel happened. Although our offices grew our opportunities for growth, both professionally and as a company, were being sequestered. The old-school management style of The Weather Channel, based out of Atlanta, were hierarchical and often was a "boys club". A lack of direction coupled with a constant stream of outsiders being brought in with lofty titles like "VP of Corporate Internal Pivotal Strategy" and "General Manager of the Head of International Growth" created chaos. But through it all the people who worked Weather Underground were passionate, creative, and knew who the Weather Underground user was. They saw through the corporate BS and kept beating to their own drum. They were like family and I was proud to have worked with each and every one of them.

Advice to Management

Just give up already. It's dead.

Pros

Great people, great work environment.

Pros

* Work culture, people, you get to learn a lot, new ideas are always encouraged, open office layout.

Its a dream job and an opportunity of lifetime!!

Pros

Best place I have ever worked. My coworkers are truly curious and hard working yet light hearted. We love what we do and give the highest quality weather data to nearly 20 million people. With a positive and fun work environment and a great work-life balance, t's hard to ask for anything better.

Pros

Passionate bunch of people who believe in doing the right thing, and making great products while having bucket loads of fun.

Pros

Small company, closely knit, fun yet professional environment. Deadline driven but cool about it, don't look over your shoulders every minute.

Advice to Management

Add more structure and better communication between teams. People weren't afraid to express opinions, but often things got left by the wayside.