Pros
- Accommodating Scheduling: "Time off requests" and "change of availabilities" are granted at a generous rate, with Management asking for updated availabilities from us routinely, so they can try to work around our family/school time as much as possible. - Free Parking: Needless to say, having to park downtown everyday for work would get expense. In the 9-12 months I have been employed at Sportradar, I have never had to pay a dime for parking, and have two great options for parking which doesn't leave me walking 6 blocks to get to work every day. Pay: Your paid to watch sports. Let that sink in. Most the positions they hire for are entry level positions. I know of a lot of businesses that don't pay as high as Sportradar does for entry level work. If you want to be more comfortable financially while working here, you need to provide quality work, and seek promotions, which the company is very fair at discussing when the opportunity arises. Free food and drink: Not only do I get paid a great supplemental income, but when I arrive for work I can go to the break room, and there is usually 3-4 different varieties of soda to pick from as well as juice, and a wide variety of snacks like chips and candy that I can take to my station to eat and drink during breaks in my game. No other company I have worked for has been that accommodating trying to keep its workers energized and happy so they can do their jobs. Benefits: As a Full Time employee I received generous paid time off. I also had health insurance which was covered by the company after a fairly small deductible was reached. Atmosphere: While Sportradar requires you to have a great deal of focus to provide accurate stats, the managers do their best to keep the atmosphere as stress free as possible. Their leadership style leans more to that of mentor-student. On the odd occasion I would arrive to work early I am pleased that I can hold conversations with various staff about random topics that help keep things stress free. Sportradar also attempts to coordinate fun things like bowling leagues, boot hockey nights, and fantasy sport leagues..... The biggest part of the atmosphere I appreciate, is that I can go to any manager with any concern I have, and I feel I can communicate with them my issues, and have my opinion or view at least appreciated, and taken into consideration, with no immediate dismissal.
Cons
Hours: When you apply here, and admit to enjoying sports, you must know that most sports occur on nights, and weekends. You need to have a pretty flexible family life to be at peace working the type of schedule required here. Constant shift switching: Apparently some employees who work here feel that this job is an extra curricular activity that they can just get out of doing, on any day they don't feel like watching a certain game. Ill go check my email only to see multiple emails each day asking if anyone wants this game or something to that effect. I worked full time overnights while going to college during the day, so I never understand when I get 2-3 emails a week asking if I can switch or take a game for someone so they "can study". The work shifts are given to you 2 weeks in advance, getting some employees that have better time management skills would help my Hotmail inbox tremendously.