Having a hard time competing. - Anonymous employee Amplify Employee Review

2.0
27 Jun 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Honestly wants to change the face of public education, and has a lot of great ideas for doing so. Many of the long term employees have devoted their lives to education reform. The goals of the company are admirable.

Cons

Trying to be structured like a startup, but with non-competitive salaries (for technical roles at least) and no equity, so there’s not a lot of upside potential. Also may be shooting too far ahead of the market to be able to be profitable any time soon. Attracts people dedicated to the field over people capable of delivering on the big ideas. Struggling to maintain good office culture and to hang on to talent.

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Cons

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Pros

There are some very dedicated, talented and well intentioned people who work there. For awhile it felt like the organization was building and doing great things. The salary felt fairly competitive with the industry standard.

Cons

Don't look too closely under the hood if you don't want to stop believing in the illusion. The product is no longer as strong as it once was, the PD and CS have gone way downhill, they care more about profit than people and they are no longer mission driven but success and money driven. They talk a good game, but many people there are ruthless so watch your back. They do a good job of making you feel like it's the best place to work and you are lucky to be there, for awhile, but when the blook is off the rose, watch out.

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Amplify Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback and for the many years you spent at Amplify. Your perspective is important, and we’ve shared your review with leadership.
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