I don't have a huge amount of experience, but this company is the best I've worked for - Project Lead Wishabi Employee Review

5.0
1 May 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Personal Growth: The entire Wishabi team, from my initial coach right up to the exec. team and the CEO, is interested in the growth of both the company and individual team members. The culture of the company is amazing. Notwithstanding the foosball & ping pong tables, the PS4, the company lunches each Friday, and the fully stocked snack bar, it's really the people that make this an amazing place to work. I know our recruiters work extremely hard to make sure each candidate is right for the job, and it shows. The Wishabi team is brought even closer together by semi-annual company trips (the bill of which is footed by Wishabi), weekly sports outings (basketball, volleyball and badminton! - plus in the summer we do tennis and soccer) Structure: Wishabi promotes a flat structure and a meritocracy. This keeps everyone on the same page - you get what you put in. Vacation/Time off is structured really well also - giving high performers the option to take a longer leave. Work hard, play hard! Work-from-home is always an option if needed, for any number of reasons. Since I started I've grown within the company in a few ways; a few months after I was hired, myself and another newbie were both selected to head up our department's efforts at launching a new product and we got to work with the CEO personally. I could tell from working with Wehuns that he expected effort and he expected results, and I think it's not anything more than he would expect from himself or another team member - to give it your best go, learn from your mistakes, and grow because of it. Since I started at Wishabi, I got married, and I'm happy to say that many team members joined my wife & I at our wedding. It's the type of team that I want to have around and be around during and after work hours.

Cons

It's important at Wishabi to realize that the team is there to help you. It's sometimes easy to take on a mountain of responsibility all to yourself, and sometimes that means that you have to sacrifice some work/life balance. I had this issue for a while, until I changed my own attitudes on ownership and responsibility. There is always help available if needed. Speak up and you will be heard.

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5.0
25 Nov 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are awesome, very supportive, and really welcoming. The projects are very interesting and people who do well are given more responsibility and opportunity to take on more interesting projects. People who are doing a great job get recognized and rewarded. The flat structure means that everyone is in contact with the executive team and they can ask questions or get feedback without going through many levels of managers. There is a flexible work schedule, meaning that people can take time off when they need it or work from home without any prior approvals. The company perks are great too - Friday lunches, snacks, ski trips and tickets completely paid for by the company. When employees are struggling in their roles there is a heavy focus on helping them improve before any changes are made to the team. I've never worked anywhere else where the people were so consistently fun and highly skilled.

Cons

The company is growing very quickly, and because of the focus on hiring both for skills and culture fit, it can take a while to find the right people. This means that some teams are understaffed. However, Management is very understanding of this and the company is actively recruiting for these roles. Expectations on performance are high, and that means that some hires don't work out, or the company just simply isn't right for everyone. I don't really see this as a con, however.

5
3.0
25 Mar 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free Friday lunch. Great benefits (eye, dental, health), amazing group of people. The people here are so great. You want to do a good job just so you don't let anyone down. It is a very good team oriented atmosphere. You will always have great and interesting conversations with everyone there. Laughter is always heard in the office. They stress the importance of hard work but also give you opportunities to play hard by providing a ping pong table, fooseball table, a play station as well as weekend summer and winter trip getaways with the whole team. The flex time is amazing. You can work from home on days that you need to or go to appointments when you need to. As long as you get your work done and are still efficient with your work load. You can book vacation time easily as long as you are a good worker and give advance notice.

Cons

Because it is still a fairly new company, not all the policies are set in stone. It is very hard to get a full bonus for every single term. You feel like you have to constantly prove yourself to be good enough for the job. You sometimes fear for your job security due to the constant coming and going of new hires. The work load is uneven as some people have much more work than others. You don't always get recognized for the hard work that you do but are commonly remembered for when you make small mistakes.

4
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