Great people but inconsistent management and senior leadership - Anonymous employee Hyper Island Employee Review

2.0
27 Jan 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people and ways of working are what makes Hyper Island a great stepping stone. Access to free internal courses but this is as far as development goes for most.

Cons

Very little room for actual career development and internal promotions - no room for growth in most teams unless someone is let go. Numerous rounds of redundancies over the last 18 months. Constant fear of losing job or team being dissolved due to constant shifting of strategies. Deep sense of fear across teams over and this is changing the work environment and positivity on non-senior management level. Low to no benefits or perks.

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3.0
28 Mar 2016
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Pros

- Learning the methodology; gaining facilitation skills - The people (especially collaborators) - Flexible schedule/work-life balance - 4 week vacation (last I heard) - Autonomous teams; flat-ish organization - Opportunity to build a good network - The school and unique student body/alumni keep HI's spirit alive

Cons

- Financial instability - Profit margins trump quality of delivery - Lack of career ladder / no development plan follow-up - Politics and favoritism - No room to negotiate salary / freelance rates - Leadership is reactive and untrusting at times; not focused on long-term change - The board makes decisions while lacking understanding about day-to-day operations

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