Ok - Anonymous employee Mad Engine Employee Review

I have been with the company for 5 years now and have had a really positive experience overall. Under the current CEO, leadership is really supportive, I have a great Legal manager, and the work I do feels meaningful. I’ve gained a lot of valuable, transferable experience working on complex issues and have continued to grow professionally. I’ve learned a lot both working with my boss and through the work I’ve been assigned. The overall team culture is respectful and professional, and it’s great being surrounded by hardworking, collaborative, smart people who are always willing to go the extra mile and help out!

Communication and cross-functional access to information could sometimes be more streamlined.

- The other people you work with. Everyone is there suffering together so the trauma bonds you form are real close.

- Work-life balance - or lack thereof. Expected to work overtime to finish tasks and supervisors act shocked when everyone is burnt out. - Not filling positions and expecting others to pick up the slack. Everyone who wasn't management was doing the work of 2-3 other people, and I know many people got reprimanded for not doing the work in the amount of time it would take the regular amount of people to do it would. - Pay/benefits. You barely get any paid holidays (it's the bare minimum/what is legally required), and you basically have to beg for any amount of a pay raise. I knew many people who had side hustles in order to make ends meet. - Blatant nepotism and favoritism. I mean, one of management's daughter has a job there - she just showed up one day - and while it's a relatively relaxed workplace for dress code, she dresses wildly inappropriate for this setting. Also if you're not a favorite (and there is sexism involved in creative, specifically against men), don't even think about potentially getting a promotion or raise.