Do not take a job in Marketing at this company - Content Executive MrQ Employee Review

1.0
15 Feb 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Casino team (specifically the Senior Casino Manager), the Platform team, and the Player Protection team are a real pleasure to work with. They have lovely team members (both senior and exec level) who are really creative and inspiring (they get the only star from this review). You can also work from home for most of the week giving you space to cry and scream loud as you please.

Cons

I have no idea where to begin with this... I'll probably start by urging you not to take a job in Marketing (or really any department) at this company, especially if you are a woman. There is a very real clique culture within Marketing and I was one of 3 women fired within 8 months. The reason given was that I was not a 'culture fit,' which really just means that the very judgmental members of this team don't like you. It was also a known fact by long standing members of the company that you don't make it in Marketing very long. Within my first 2 months at MrQ, 4 people were fired (2 on my team and 2 from different teams). It is a 6 month probation period, whereby, at any point they will call you in for a chat (without any prior feedback or warning) and say that is not working and fire you on the spot without reason. You are incredibly underpaid with the promise of more money after probation (if you make it passed then), but during this time you are expected to take on multiple roles with zero recognition, zero credit and will feel completely undervalued. Even if you have years of experience, they will make you feel like you are not contributing enough but simultaneously put you in charge of an entire work function to prove yourself. You will be expected to check your Slack all night and over the weekend. They'll tell you not to do this and to set boundaries, but ask you why you didn't fix an issue if you didn't see the messages come Monday. Or they'll request access to a document on a Saturday night that you are expected to grant. They will also lie during the interview process and tell you that you're applying for a new role in the company. When in reality, they fired the previous person 1 month earlier after only 2 months at MrQ. The team is also completely against any sort of process or structure, which is very odd. You are expected to just do work as it comes, on a moment's notice and just 'get sh!t done' even if you are 9 hours into a shift where you worked through your lunch break. There will be no timelines and only a Trello board (because they won't pay for Marketing to have Jira) and if you suggest a workflow or process, you are simply told that you are requiring too much 'hand holding' and the company doesn't operate that way. Once you join, you are expected to figure it out yourself. Even things like asking the Design team what size images you need to brief, you will be told off for not knowing it and they will simply refuse to tell you. It is as ridiculous as it sounds. They did recently hire a CMO, so hopefully things will improve (but I highly doubt it). Although you will have to witness the most mind-numbing brown nosing you have ever witnessed. But hey, I guess it worked. Incompetent people keep their job, but at least you're free and have your integrity! Oh, and if you do get a job here, prepare to pretend to be enthralled by some of the worst jokes you have ever heard and just smile and wave! I would advise anyone to reach out to ex employees if you want full details about a role that you're applying for. I promise you, no one is exaggerating! Honourable mention: They do not use Word or Excel. It is just the free google version :/

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3.0
20 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

friendly colleagues that makes you feel part of the team

Cons

growth plans are a bit low

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MrQ Response
1mo
Good to hear your perspective on your time here — and appreciate you being part of the Qrew. Nice to see the focus on the team and the people side coming through, especially feeling supported and part of the group day to day — that’s something that really matters. We also hear your feedback around growth opportunities. As we continue to scale, making sure there are clear and meaningful paths for development is something we’re always working on. Thanks again for sharing your experience.
5.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The culture here is the real deal — not the kind that gets plastered on a careers page and forgotten. People are smart, kind, and genuinely invested in each other's success. I've worked at places that talk about "collaboration" and places that actually live it; this is firmly the latter. Leadership is transparent in a way I haven't seen elsewhere. Roadmaps, financials, the reasoning behind hard calls — it all gets shared openly, and questions in all-hands actually get answered, not deflected. When priorities shift, you hear about the why, which makes it much easier to get behind. Growth opportunities are real. I've been given room to stretch into areas outside my original scope, with managers who treat development conversations as ongoing rather than a once-a-year checkbox. Promotions feel earned and well-calibrated. Compensation and benefits are competitive, and the flexibility around remote/hybrid work is treated as a default, not a perk you have to negotiate for. PTO is respected — people actually take it and don't get pinged on Slack. The work itself is interesting. Hard problems, modern tooling, and engineering decisions are made by the people closest to the code. There's a strong bias toward shipping while still investing in quality.

Cons

Honestly, the main downside is that growth has brought some growing pains — processes that worked at a smaller size are being rebuilt, and it occasionally shows. But leadership is aware and actively iterating, which is more than I can say for most places.

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MrQ Response
1mo
Thank you for writing this so thoughtfully — it's a really generous review and we appreciate you taking the time. Everything you've described — the transparency, the genuine collaboration, the space to grow — is something we work hard to protect, so it's great to hear it's coming through in practice and not just on paper. Your advice to management is well taken too. Scaling without losing what makes a place special is one of the harder challenges, and it's something we think about a lot. We won't pretend the growing pains aren't real — they are — but the intention to keep iterating and getting it right is there. Really glad you're part of the team. Reviews like this one remind us why it matters.
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