GuideSpark Reviews

3.3

60% would recommend to a friend

(144 total reviews)
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Keith Kitani

65% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

GuideSpark has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 144 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GuideSpark 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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144 reviews
4.0
18 May 2019

Making the right moves (I hope)

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have seen a lot of changes over the last 3 ish years and I think they are in the right direction. The company was in disarray for awhile and now it feels like there is a vision and a direction that makes it a better place to work. I think the structural changes have been hard on many people as we lost some great people, but cutting costs means this will happen. The processes are getting better, the focus on creative direction and platform innovation is really exciting. teams are more cohesive. I think this slimmed down version of the company has a much better chance to win in the marketplace and the emphasis on going after big global enterprises and pushing a better quality of work is pretty exciting. Talk about moving into Asia and South American seems smart as well. Great people who are super serious about making this work.

Cons

We do get a little tired of hearing from e-staff and the CEO how we're in a great position as a company as we already know that. The all-hands and other team meetings can feel repetitive. There have been a series of layoffs of great people which hurt morale, maybe still. Salaries are so-so.

1.0
3 Nov 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Full-time employee for over 2 years. It has your typical tech company perks like free snacks and beer and a casual environment. The new office location at Redwood Shores is also nice. It's fairly fast paced so there is a lot of opportunity to develop your skills and gain experience. However, the real stand-outs were the people. Talented, hardworking, and all around some of the best people I've had the pleasure to work with. Beyond being coworkers, I would consider many of them my friends and family. If you have the opportunity to hire or work with someone who used to be a designer, writer, QC, producer or project manager (basically, anyone from the Content Department) at Guidespark, do not hesitate. You absolutely won't regret it.

Cons

Pay is lower than other tech companies of this size and the hours can get brutal during the busy season. At times, there will be people sleeping in the office overnight due to the amount of work. A lot of contractors are brought on during the busy season as well, but with many being let go before their contracts expired. The product is not as innovative as they want to make it seem, and the quality of work pushed out is embarrassing due to the rushed deadlines and a growth-at-all-costs mentality. Additonally, there is little communication between departments which leads to major issues in projects. Talent and loyalty is not valued, only the amount of money that could be saved if a senior employee was cut. A major lay off today had some of the best employees leave. Managers that were with the company for years (one of first hires!) that helped to build the teams and were instrumental in success had less notice than a temp. And more than just laying people off from their jobs, Guidespark tore apart a family. The emotional trauma is going to haunt the company and the future is not bright.

1.0
7 Mar 2016

Employee Appreciation/Firing Day!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people, too bad we just FIRED them all!

Cons

Great job firing a HUGE staff of LOYAL employees on Employee Appreciation Day, without even a days notice!!! Really speaks volumes about the kind of logic and culture that goes on at GuideSpark! I can't wait to see what else we do, next! Perhaps we'll give everyone pay cuts on Christmas!

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