Spotify Management FAQ

Pros

Lots to learn their processes are slick and so is the internal technology and it’s fast paced so things are always evolving and changing as is expected for a Tech company. Lots of freebies.

Cons

There is something off about the energy here which was in stark contrast to what I expected. The hours are inhumanely long and the people ridiculously self-serving and overtly competitive. There’s a sense of getting the job done no matter what the circumstances with little consideration given to workload and volume of work a single person has to do. And often, with the number of squads you can go round and round in circles trying to find the right contact as nobody really takes ownership of anything. Some managers are inexperienced and it shows in their lack of people and management style and skills and with everyone being increasingly remote there’s a real lack of team togetherness.

Advice to Management

Make yourself more visible. In light of some of the controversies Spotify faced recently I didn’t see a single email from internal comms addressing the issue which is concerning at least from an internal PR perspective. Also don’t tom-tom about wellness weeks when the goal is just for PR and not really to support peoples health and well being.