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Istuary Innovation Group Reviews

1.9

18% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)
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Mr. Ethan Sun

18% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Istuary Innovation Group has an employee rating of 1.9 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Istuary Innovation Group employee rating is 51% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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118 reviews
1.0
5 Sept 2015

Project Director

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Pros

My team was supportive;

Cons

The company is full of politics, not a startup culture at all; The boss is specialized in micromanagement, sometimes put his wife in charge; The boss shows little respect and appreciation to employees; No work life balance, from 8AM to 11PM is the type of routine for media team and office operation team, there is no overtime pay; The turnover rate is extremely high;

1.0
19 Dec 2015

Ponzi scheme with no real product! Be warned!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Wow, a full-time job in Downtown Vancouver. A glorified title and stable income. It's very difficult to reach the words minimum required for this company!

Cons

All they do is lying! They lie to Canadian governments and organizations about their operations in China, and pose as a "true Canadian company" to the uninformed Chinese. They are constantly trying to raise funds from wealthy Chinese investors who have no idea about high-tech. But in all reality, this company does not innovate; all they do is ripping off products created by others. The army of employees they hired (and are constantly hiring) is being used to indicate how "successful" they are. So is the large office space. All the CEO does is to show the Chinese investors, government people around the office, and explain his "vision" about their "business model". Yes, this is indeed a very "innovative" form of fraud! At least in Canada! They take advantage of well-known political and business organizations to boost their reputation. They attend and sponsor public activities like there is no tomorrow, all in an effort to appear legitimate. This is all very common in China, where bureaucrats are corrupt and wealthy business people are eager to invest and laundry their illegal profits! So, don't waste your time. Don't be an actor and/or co-conspirator for this company! Oh, by the way, they will ask you to invest your own money, and get your friends and relatives to invest, too. They will even give you a kickback! Very nice indeed!

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Istuary Innovation Group Response
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Hello, It’s very unfortunate that you were not able to gain a better understanding of our business model during your employment. As we have experienced such rapid growth from a start up of 3 employees to a team of 130 in 2.5 years, and as such, we have experienced “growing pains”, including weak internal communication channels. One of our goals for 2016 is to strengthen internal communication and increase transparency. Our business model is simple. As you know, the Canadian technology market is innovative but saturated. China on the other hand has a huge demand, but lacks innovative technology. We bridge this gap by developing world-class technology with our team of very talented engineers in Canada, we then propel that technology into the large market of China. Please feel free to contact us at info@istuary.com to discuss if you have any further questions/concerns.
1.0
19 Sept 2015

such a sweatshop

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Once you quit the Istuary and start a new career, you will feel you are jumping into heaven from hell.

Cons

I don't have to say cons for the company. If you have a chance to visit or have an interview at the Istuary, go to ask them that Istuary has been established for less than 2 years, but why more than 30 employees have left or been fired? If the company is as good as the founder and other managers/recruiters state, why there are so many people who left company? Also ask them how many hours per week and do they get paid overtime? Try to record and ask the CEO, do you have vacations each year? Asking them questions is better and more accurate than any other comments posted here.

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