Plenty of Fish Reviews

Pros

Great place to work. A lot of support and Understanding management. Great Salary

Cons

None Really in all my time as a Technician I have never had a better experience.

Pros

Fun company culture, amazing parties, free food, beautiful office with the best view in the city. The other best thing is that although the work impacts millions of users worldwide, it's not life or death, so there is less pressure there. Not to say that expectations are not high, they are, but they are reasonable.

Cons

Old technology, with any change to the website, there is a high likelihood of something breaking (which negatively impacts ad revenue), so the CEO was conservative with change, understandably.

Advice to Management

Keep up the good work! Something I'd love to see in the future would be for each department to share a clear path of what career advancement at POF looks like — it would be motivating for those who crave professional growth.

Pros

- Everyone is friendly and easy to talk to - Great HR Staff that care and are approachable - Unbeatable office view of Vancouver - Company really cares about your personal growth - Great Xmas party each year (Whistler 3 days) - Hackathons - Office hosts tech meet-ups - Unlimited Snacks and drinks (healthy and unhealthy) - Happy Hour - Drinks on Fridays - Professional Development Fund allocated to each... employee - Flexible working hours - Everybody gets their Birthday off - Lunches and Treats/Surprises most weeks - Great Office Manager - creating events and company parties/activities, creating a great company culture. Including celebrations (Baby Showers, Halloween, Valentines Day, Xmas Party, Weddings etc.) - POF Swag always available (Umbrellas, Hoodies, T-Shirts, Mugs) - Fitness classes available during Lunch/After work - Great benefits package - Huge Referral Bonus' - Bonus opportunities at the end of each year

Cons

- Very little negatives to working at POF

Advice to Management

At this moment from what I see POF is going in a great direction and happy to be part of it.

Pros

I've worked for 5 companies in Vancouver, POF was the best of the bunch. - Superb office in accessible location, best I ever worked in - Decent hardware / software. Never had an issue getting the tools I needed. - They really know how to celebrate success! - Monday morning tech standup did a good job at motivating us for the week ahead - Regular hackathons with few rules, was so awesome for creatives -... Social employees, lots of good laughs in the kitchen at lunch! In fact I've never smiled so much in any other work place - Great coffee and free food selection (requires self discipline haha). - Fast responses to issues, engaged team who work collaboratively - RSP and medical benefits are decent - Christmas parties are legendary for a reason - There's a lack of unnecessary process, lean company makes it feel like there aren't too many barriers compared to big orgs (but not sure if that changed since the match.com takeover)

Cons

(I left a while ago so things may no longer apply!) - Technical staff reported to a project manager which was always a bit odd - Office security could be improved - No adjustable standing desks which is not good for people with back pain - Sprint planning / estimation was a little hit and miss - No sprint retrospecitives made it hard to properly learn from mistakes - 15 days vacation (like most places in... Canada) is not enough. I was able to take unpaid leave but I always felt a bit guilty asking for this as it wasn't encouraged - Every few months they'd totally disrupt the teams and shift where everyone is seated and people don't get say in it. Some spots with a lot of foot traffic are terrible for concentration / productivity - You could work remotely if you had a specific reason (like a severe cold) but it wasn't an option if you just preferred some time away from the noise to think and knock out some code. - There was no traning provided to people holding interviews. I was once interviewing a candidate with someone else who spent the whole time browsing on their laptop and not really listening. That really annoyed and embarrassed me let alone the candidate!

Pros

Amazing office culture!! They have really mastered work/life balance and appear to do everything in their power to create a fun, welcoming and supportive environment. Tons of work perks like weekly fitness classes, weekly happy hours, endless snacks and drinks and yearly weekend retreat with a ton of great teambuilding and bonding activities. Everyone in the office is incredibly friendly and there is a great team of... execs. The whole office uses slack to communicate which makes it fun and easy to get a hold of and talk to coworkers and the company has a really great onboarding process. Really can't say enough good things.

Cons

So many snacks and desserts (realistically this is not a con but if you have zero willpower then it is a little bit)

Pros

Best company culture I have ever experienced. Company provides: unlimited snacks, drinks every Friday afternoon, and frequently puts on special lunches and social activities for employees. They are selective in their hires to ensure a strong cultural fit, to go with strong technical skills or professional expertise. The office is located in a central location with a fantastic view of Vancouver.

Cons

You will probably get fat.

Pros

Collaboration with some brilliant people. Challenging tasks. Flexible work schedule. Casual and fun atmosphere. Free snacks, and the view from the office is hard to beat.

Cons

Fast-paced, sometimes too much so. Not enough time to think carefully about the best answer to problems.

Advice to Management

Consider implementing some type of profit-sharing incentives tied to individual projects.

Pros

great open culture, nice in house fitness program, best location with great waterfront view; free snacks and Friday afternoon happy hour.

Cons

working space is small, people sit too close to each other.