CommonPlaces Reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Ben Bassi

83% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

CommonPlaces has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CommonPlaces employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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16 reviews
1.0
14 Sept 2015

Stay Away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great location, cool building and office, the VP of Operations is the unsung star of the company. Coffee is free (when they remember to order it). There are flex Fridays, but many places offer that.

Cons

Company is on life support, toxic atmosphere as far as company culture, a constantly shifting game plan. They tell clients that they don't hire contractors, but they do. Only one third of the management team has the respect of the rest of the staff. Many of the good reviews for the company posted here were written by employees who were told to write them. The majority of employees are looking for work elsewhere.

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CommonPlaces Response
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Thank you for your kind comments on our cool office, coffee, Flex Fridays and yes Ricco is a Rock Star. We value your opinion and we are sorry to hear that you have such feelings toward our company. We respect the opinions of all employees and prior employees. We encourage employees to share their experiences on Glassdoor, but have never told anyone what to write or reviewed what they write prior to publishing. CommonPlaces encourages its employees to express their opinions freely. We want people who work for us to be fully engaged while here. That means making CommonPlaces a better place for both our employees and customers. As a leadership team, Mike, Kendra and I commit ourselves to being better every day. We’ve hired a Business Manager to take over Human Resources and Finance. Having a professional dedicated to the health and well being our employees has been beneficial to the entire team. One of her top priorities is to make sure the San Francisco Bay coffee is always in supply. For the past year our main focus has been on company transparency; we have opened our books and reports and discussed what is working and what is not. When something is not working, we put a plan in place to change our course. We strongly believe these changes have been for the better. We have a wonderful network of dedicated contractors who work on various projects and have been trained and educated on our best practices. We are very open and honest with our customers when it comes to using contractors, which is outlined in all of our contractual agreements. Most importantly, CommonPlaces is a profitable, healthy agency. We are constantly looking to hire talented and motivated individuals to join our team.
5.0
14 Apr 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

When I was working at CommonPlaces, the CEO acted as my mentor and helped me not only grow as an employee and learn a lot about business, but he also facilitated a fun environment that allowed me to learn from some greatest minds in the design and development world. I have received the most help and guidance from the CEO who has gone out of his way to promote me as a solid employee to other companies, helping me to get where I am today.

Cons

The weather back East is tough, and so the snowy days where we weren't working from home sometimes made for a less than amicable commute.

4.0
11 Dec 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company invested a lot in teaching me professional open source web development. I started knowing a little and left being close to an expert. Got a great job. The team and management was great in advancing my career. Flex Fridays having every other Friday off was great. We never worked more than 40 hours. The team was very supportive when things get messed up. The new office is really great. So was the reverse commute with no traffic.

Cons

Loved new projects, but supporting existing customers gets old. Company needs more structure. Sometimes the processes were confusing. Company had some negative developers. most of which have left.

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