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89 Degrees

Now known as Iris

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89 Degrees has no vision - Anonymous employee 89 Degrees Employee Review

1.0
22 Oct 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Sadly no pros left at this company. Most great people have already left 89 Degrees.

Cons

89 Degrees used to be an ok place to work for, then they hired a bunch of sales and managers that were laid off from eDialog then everything changed for the worst. Basically more then half the company left after these changes. VPs at 89 Degrees are not there because they are qualified, they're there because they invested. Most of these VPs don't even understand the business 89 Degrees is in. CEO is a guy who only comes to you when he needs something, other than that, you may go for months without seeing or talking to him, even though 89 Degrees is such a tiny company and you'd expect people would talk to each other more often. Too much politics go on within the management team. They eat lunch in their area and talk crap about other people. This would be ok but when you see VPs getting involved in these lunches/trash talks about other individuals and agreeing, then all of the sudden, these VPs start hating some individuals because they were subject to their lunch conversations This just shows how unprofessional this company is. To get promoted, you have to be part of these politics otherwise, you'll never get promoted for your hard work.

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5.0
30 Aug 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Strong leadership -Opportunity to grow career for those who want it -Embraces cultural diversity -Caring, team oriented environment -Fast paced, agile company

Cons

Does not match 401K contribution

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89 Degrees Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I’m happy to share an exciting update, 89 Degrees has now implemented an employer 401K match!
5.0
17 Jun 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I am 3 months in and enjoying every minute of my time here at 89 Degrees. Yes, it's still technically the honeymoon period, but here's why I'm jazzed and optimistic about the future: 1) The executive team here is incredibly sharp, passionate about the business and our clients, always positive, and very accessible. The founders of the company are very active in the business and its great seeing them daily and having multiple opportunities to get their input on various projects. I wouldn't hesitate to knock on any of their doors to pick their brain. And even cooler, they are genuinely interested in your opinions/expertise, so collaboration is easy. 2) Great work/life balance. My manager appreciates the demands on working parents and made it clear early on that he trusted me to manage my workload and time as needed, which is huge as I try to tag-team with my wife so she doesn't have to always be the primary chauffeur shuttling the kids around. There's also no pressure to regularly stay late, which makes getting to the gym by 6:30 very doable. 3) Summer casual! We get to wear shorts. 'nuff said

Cons

No matching 401k yet. No real cons relative to other places I've worked. The company is great because the people here are great.

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