A Dumpster Fire. - Anonymous employee Tynker Employee Review

1.0
5 Nov 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1) That you have some work experience on resume after words to get better job. They will hire almost anyone so college grads can apply here for a guarantee job. 2) Chief architect is kind and smart. Remote engineer in Portugal is very helpful and available.

Cons

1) Environment is unworkable. CEO always yelling on phone and at workers. Anger is his kneejerk reaction. 2) CEO. He demands loyalty but does nothing to earn it. Pressures you to work long hours. Will pressure you to work weekend events and conventions for no pay. Does not respect workers. Often told us in weekly update meetings that we are all replacable in 2 days tops. Never gives helpful advice if he is upset at your work, only insult. 3) Confusing goals. Team will plan to do one thing, CEO/CTO will look over your shoulder and decide to change it on the spot. They will both do this and have opposite demands. 4) Pay is VERY low. You will not be able to live alone with their pay. 5) Promotion/ raises are not given voluntarily. You must ask, and will have to fight very hard for very small raise. 6) RUN BY INTERNS. There was time where there were more intern than regular employee. They do not find good permanent talent because they pay so low and act like children having tantrums.

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5.0
12 Nov 2022
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Pros

I love my job at Tynker! There is a new CEO who is great to work with. It's a very stable job and the company continues to grow. They value their employees and reward those who stick around. The people at Tynker have a very strong work ethic. I trust everyone at the company to always work hard and never give up on making Tynker successful for everyone involved. The higher-ups also listen to everything we say and take it into consideration. Tynker is also very transparent with it's employees about the health of the company, and gives company performance reports every week. I also have great health insurance and options for lots of benefits packages.

Cons

No job is perfect. I won't go into detail, but of course there have been times I haven't gotten along with everyone working at Tynker. I consider this normal with every job however. I do wish there was more paid time off, but 12 days is reasonable. Since the company is scaling, there can be some growing pains, but I believe in the people working here and all these problems will be addressed in time.

2.0
28 Aug 2024
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Pros

There are great people under the main two leaders at Tynker. They are easy to work with and care about building something great for kids. The challenge is that many of them ar looking for a way out. You won't be able to guarantee that those folks are even there.

Cons

The two main leaders. As I have gotten out, I have evaluated what the challenges were, and I genuinely believe it's the leaders arrogance that has put the company in the place it is. They cared more about scaling a business and an exit than a mission. I have had promises broken, lacked career advancement here, and above all my trust has been broken.

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