Look elsewhere - Anonymous employee Windward Studios Employee Review

-Employees are eager to welcome you and help you get started -The work can be challenging, not dull nor menial. Makes your work feel meaningful -Generous pay compared to similar opportunities in the area -Very intelligent developers -Outstanding management of COVID-19 Crisis, they quickly changed and adapted practices to accommodate the crisis so onboarding, and development cycles were uninterrupted

-The documentation and software can be dense, especially since a lot of it was made a while ago. It can make the learning take longer, but things are getting updated constantle, and co-workers are patient and helpful.

-Flexible working environment -Have increased focus on employee satisfaction -Broad base of responsibilities available -Focus on recruiting and promoting internally rather than external hiring -Everyone that works there currently is extremely kind and willing to help other departments if needed -Collaborative work environment I have worked at Windward for multiple years. Through that time Windward has always offered a very flexible work environment with unlimited PTO and flexible hours. The focus on work/life balance is very much there and is something i have always appreciated. The company is small/mid sized and has given me the opportunity to gain a wide variety of work experience that i dont believe i would see at a larger company. I have also seen Windward offer promotions to employees rather than look for an outside hire so the ability to advance your career is there as well. The culture is really great as everyone is super nice and have no issues helping each other out. There are free lunches every week and a kitchen regularly stocked full of food. We have also started having monthly staff activities such as going bowling etc.

There were layoffs last year which was a sad time as a lot of really great people had to leave. The owners were very transparent regarding the reasoning though in that it wasn't a reflection of the quality of employees at Windward but a strategic change to prevent any future issues and in retrospect it seems like it was the right move. The company has come out of it in a lot stronger position however it was definitely hard losing some great people.