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SparkNET Interactive Associate Editor reviews

2.0

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Christopher Knight

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3 reviews
3.0
6 Jun 2014
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Pros

Free lunch, beautiful office, great coworkers.

Cons

Poor pay, no excellent benefits packages, unrealistic expectations to editors (seemingly get the shaft on a decent work/life balance)

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SparkNET Interactive Response
11y
"Simple benefits like insurances"? Huh? SparkNET offers a high level health, dental and life insurance program of which we cover 75% of our team members portion of their health and dental insurance instead of 50% like most local employers. This is an ~$8,700 benefit per employee per year. This review was most likely one of the Editors who took the severance package on June 6th 2014 instead of being laid off last Summer when we were forced to reduce our Editorial team size... It sure hurts a bit when we give a generous severance pay instead of a forced layoff with no warning or severance, only to have them turn around and write a hateful review.
2.0
25 May 2013
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Pros

Having food catered in saves a ton of money, and the food is really good - they have a chef on-site. Getting to work in whatever you feel comfortable in will save you money on updating your wardrobe as well. I really enjoyed being able to listen to music while I worked. Health care policy is decent but not outstanding, 401k match is nice.

Cons

As an editor, the job you're doing is monotonous and repetitive. Salary is low for a job that requires a college degree (I started at $10/hr). More than anything though is the relationship between management and employees. There is a HUGE disconnect here. Management is infamous for playing favorites. Editors were generally treated with disdain, people who worked in app development/IT were clearly treated better. Also, ever since recent updates by Google that targeted the company's questionable SEO tactics, the company feels like a sinking ship being kept alive by gimmicks, perks, and the shiny new building (which is mostly empty).

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SparkNET Interactive Response
12y
Every year since we began hiring Editors, we have raised the average pay and benefits, including more paid time off. I'm sorry that you felt that app developers were treated better. Everyone deserves to be treated fairly and with dignity/respect. ---- It is true that we built our new headquarters larger than we needed, but that was so that we could grow into it instead of being split up between multiple locations like our previous leased space. ---- I respectfully disagree about your comments on our healthcare offerings as most local employers offer less benefits for more costs. This is an area we spend a great deal of time and capital investment to ensure we're offering a great value including covering the lion share of our teams healthcare insurance costs. I wish you the best of success on your career endeavors.
1.0
11 Oct 2011
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Pros

Free lunch most days, high tech and well-kept facilities. other entry-level workers are typically cheerful and friendly. Senior editors are busy, but willing to help train and educate.

Cons

Unrealistic job expectations, high turnover is an intended mode, and working through lunch is an expectation to meet unrealistic quotas.

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SparkNET Interactive Response
12y
High turnover rate is not an intended mode as you suggested and while our Editorial team churn back in 2011 was higher than it has been for the past 2 years, I can tell you that we've made changes in pay and the way we interact that has lead our Editorial churn rate to cut in half. -- I do agree that we must always be raising the quality bar for the type of content we accept from our members and every year since our beginning, we have raised the bar and will continue to do so. -- I wish you the best in your career pursuits.

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