Mind Candy Reviews
Updated Sep 9, 2019
"Ambitious, creative start up"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Mind Candy full-time for less than a year
Pros
Fast paced, agile and creative company where you can have a real impact. Working with global brands to build products customers love
Cons
Streamlined resource can be challenging as a small team
Mind Candy2019-04-01"Varied place to work."
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Mind Candy full-time
Pros
Great culture with different projects.
Cons
Priorities shifted without obvious reasoning.
Mind Candy2019-09-09"Fun"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Mind Candy full-time
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A fun and slightly wacky place to work.
Cons
La m of long term vision.
Mind Candy2019-03-21- Helpful (1)
"Nice place to work but had many faults"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Mind Candy full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Hired very talented, great people - Great benefits and parties
Cons
- Didn't understand what made their products great - Too much middle management - Got tunnel vision trying to be the next billion dollar company
Mind Candy2018-12-05 "Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Mind Candy full-time
Pros
Supportive team and fun office
Cons
Not a bonus scheme
Mind Candy2018-10-17"Great company, great people"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Mind Candy full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great product(s), great people, fantastic office and atmosphere. A lot of room to grow and people to encourage grow. Overall I feel it was one of the best companies I worked for.
Cons
I don't really see any cons - it's like every other company - the are better times and worse times - good hires - bad hires - good decisions - bad decisions; MC was a roller-coaster across all of these.
Advice to Management
Don't let the brand (the real one) die.
Mind Candy2018-01-02- Helpful (1)
"The Good - The Bad and The Ugly"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Mind Candy full-time
Pros
Great work environment - Excellent tech - Staff Lunch most Fridays - Good location and social activites
Cons
The Good - When in their Battersea they were young and vibrant and about 30 staff who were all great to work with The Bad - Moved to the Tea building and staff increased to about 100 in no time. Then there was a mention of the subscription number being poor with a concerned look so something was not good. The Ugly - Staff being fired almost weekly - Really bad hires - A clique formed and if you weren't part of it... you were on your own. Then the redundancies came - I knew my time was up at one of the stages - Got a decent pay off and bought shares - doubt they are worth what I paid for them. I was there for 3 years - By year 2 I was sailing a sinking ship. A great shame for something that started out so great
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Do your research next time and next time the bigger suits want to buy you out do it instead of wanting to be something so great that you turned out to be the exact opposite.
Mind Candy2018-01-10 "Anything is possible!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Mind Candy full-time for less than a year
Pros
Having worked in various start-ups, this is the most creative environment with the hardest-working team I've had the pleasure of working with. Everyone is held accountable for their actions and there is a genuine drive to work your absolute hardest. Opportunities are there for anyone willing to work hard enough for them. Anything really is possible!
Cons
There's not enough hours in the day to achieve what I want to achieve!
Advice to Management
Keep doing a fab job!
Mind Candy2016-08-03"enjoyable but not the same"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Mind Candy
Pros
Loved working there, some of the most talented people I've ever worked with
Cons
The company has done through 3 or 4 rounds of redundancies so I imagine a very different working environment now
Advice to Management
Good luck
Mind Candy2016-02-25- Helpful (2)
"Downward Slide"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at Mind Candy full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great people, big aspirations. It used to be brilliant.
Cons
It's an empty shell of a company
Advice to Management
There's not much that can be done now! Maybe get rid of the top heavy senior management team?
Mind Candy2016-01-15