Bad Management, Great People - Software Engineer Scopely Employee Review

2.0
6 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I met some of the best friends I'll ever know there, and I learned a lot from a ton of smart people. Catered lunches. Unlimited vacation policy. Normal startup perks.

Cons

Terrible management. Partially incompetent people team with a few members with hearts trying to keep things sane. I learned everything I need to know to effectively demotivate employees and caring about nothing but hours instead of output. My ideas didn't contribute anything if my boss didn't like it or it wasn't his idea. It's a political mess, and the turnaround rate of employees was astonishing.

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Cons

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