Poorly managed company - IOS Engineer Striiv Employee Review

1.0
17 Nov 2015
Recommend
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Pros

It is good to have experience with wearables as well as mobile technology. Striiv has built multiple wearable products and has a CTO who has deep experience with firmware and hardware development. While it has been bad there for years there have occasionally been efforts to turn it around. The positive reviews on this site are from managers so keep that in mind when you read the reviews.

Cons

The work is very disorganized and learning is a low priority. Initiatives are started but rarely finished. The engineering team is actually criticized for attending meetups which means learning is essentially not valued. Overall it is a bad environment. There's been a high turnover rate which means that there are few people who have knowledge of what the app is supposed to do and what needs to be done to improve it. It is hard to do any work when nobody has the necessary knowledge about the app. And there is nothing written down which would help new hires get up to speed. There's a lot of resistance to making the necessary changes or apply modern technologies which means the code base is out of date by multiple years. By working at Striiv you will learn bad habits and won't gain any experience with modern technology. Your career will actually be damaged by working at Striiv.

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5.0
19 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

CEO has excellent product instincts and execution. He was able to create an environment to get products out quickly and on time. Prepare for an intense, drink from firehose type workplace.

Cons

Expect to get a lower than market salary (but receive stock options).

4.0
28 Jul 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You'll wear all the hats. There's actual opportunity for advancement, and you're surrounded by people who care about what they do. Nobody does the insane 90 hour crunch weeks as a habit, and that's not expected or encouraged. This isn't perk central, but as far as insurance/benefits go, you're looking at packages you'd expect from a much larger company (including the employee discount package for stuff like movie tickets/destinations, etc... that you'd get at Cisco), and there are (almost) always snacks/sandwich makings/soda in the fridge.

Cons

You'll wear all the hats. This is definitely a start-up, with all the good and bad that comes with it. If you have a skill that's not your primary function, you will most likely to be called on to use it. More transparency is always good, but in this case it's not information being intentionally hidden, it's just that there are so many balls in the air that information can take a long time to get where it needs to go, and deadlines can suddenly appear out of nowhere.

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