Pros
- The perks are great and include free breakfast, lunch and dinner and a monthly paid for party at a hired venue near the office - The office is one of the best in London - It's possible to work flexible hours within reason - Working at Smarkets is by no means a chore and I often enjoy my day at work - Great working culture - Smart colleagues - In my opinion Smarkets does have the potential to have a large impact on the gambling industry. I think a lot of employees buy into the vision of what Smarkets could become - Senior management are generally forthcoming with most information. The CEO holds meetings with the whole company where employees are free to ask questions on any work related subject and the CEO will give an honest answer - Self management structure, while not perfect, is preferable to a traditional hierarchical structure
Cons
- Working at weekends and occasionally out of hours on evenings is unavoidable - Lack of transparency over some decisions - Power of veto is used too much by CEO when others who specialise in certain areas should be trusted to make the decision - Long term strategy changes too frequently - Some decisions are idealistic rather than pragmatic which can be frustrating
