Connected reviews

4.3

84% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)
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Mike Stern

90% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Connected has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Connected employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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77 reviews
4.0
May 12, 2016
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Pros

- even as an intern, you feel like you contribute a lot to the project and feel like you own the project. - open and friendly environment - full times are very nice and very helpful - treat interns equally as full times - wide variety of projects - great learning experience

Cons

- start up level salary - some time there is not much client project around

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Connected Response
9y
Thank you for your review. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your intern experience especially the ability to contribute, culture, opportunities and learning. We don't compete on salary, because we we want people who want to work with us because of the culture, client work and cutting edge technologies. We do offer a generous equity sharing program, which we can do because we're 100% employee owned. We also review compensation for the entire company twice a year. It's been only a few months since you've been with us, but I can say that we are already building deeper and longer term client relationships with clients that are keeping us very busy. Thanks again for your review, and best of luck in your future endeavours. Best, Mike Stern CEO & Co-founder
2.0
Mar 31, 2016

Mediocre startup

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Friendly team - Young people

Cons

- Most engineers are with limited skills and little to learn from - Projects seem insignificant and clients can be difficult - Low salary - The environment make me feel uncomfortable with buzz-wordy, startupy, energy - Management still young has a lot to learn

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Connected Response
10y
Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear your experience didn't match our intention of being the best place to work. As we mature, we will always have room for improvement. We would have loved to hear your feedback while you were still with us, but we'd still rather have it here than not at all. One thing we have to agree to disagree on his the quality of our engineers. Our team members have worked on products for Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Tesla and Uber. We receive applications from some of the top engineers and students across the country, and we hire less than 1% of those applicants. As a services company, we partner with our clients to build the best products. One part of that is challenging each other to find what's right, not who's right. That's why some of the world’s biggest brands trust us to build their next generation of connected experiences. We’re working today on products that will be used by millions of people in the coming years. We will do a better job of making sure our team knows that our clients pushing us to be better is about their passion for their own customers, and respecting us enough to rise to meet the challenge. We don't compete on salary, because we believe it doesn't attract the people we love working shoulder to shoulder with every day. We want people who want to work with us because of the culture, client work and cutting edge technologies. We do offer a generous equity sharing program, which we can do because we're 100% employee owned. We will do a better job of setting expectations earlier. We are proud of our startup energy, and we believe deeply in what we say internally and externally. I've been fed my fair share of buzzwords, and I have no intention of paying that forward. We will do a better job of demonstrating that we mean what we say. If you have anything else you would like to share, please feel free to reach out to me at mike.stern@connectedlab.com so we can set up a time for me to listen. Thanks again for your review, and best of luck in your future endeavours. Mike Stern CEO & Co-founder
5.0
Feb 10, 2016
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Pros

Fun projects with smart people. Culture of doing the right thing. The management does regular "ask me anything" and personal checkins with staff. Nice location, downtown core.

Cons

The level of compensation and benefits is still at a startup level as of end of 2015.

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Connected Response
10y
Thank you for your review. I'm glad you enjoy the projects, people, transparency and office location. We don't compete on salary, because we believe it doesn't attract the people we love working shoulder to shoulder with every day. We want people who want to work with us because of the culture, client work and cutting edge technologies. We do offer a generous equity sharing program, which we can do because we're 100% employee owned. We also review compensation for the entire company twice a year, so there will continue to be regular opportunities for it to grow. I want you to know that we are reviewing our benefits. I can’t make any promises right now, but we are looking into it. Best, Mike Stern CEO & Co-founder
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