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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Oct 10th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Intern
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Oakland, CA
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USA
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Good place to work
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Ever since the siriusxm acquisition there's been a clear vision for Pandora's future. All the engineers are eager to collaborate and foster an environment of belonging.
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Good pay, great team
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A bit stressful at times
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0.0
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 19th, 2021 07:59PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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May 13th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Customer Service Representative
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Oakland, CA
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USA
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Customer Service
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Atmosphere is good, and co workers were nice. It was difficult to change departments, but overall had good managers and a good experience working there.
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0.0
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0.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 20th, 2021 01:11PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Jan 19th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Manager
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New York
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USA
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Weak leadership and heads-in-the-sand management, despite some talented people
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Pros:
-Smart, hardworking, talented people (for the most part)
-Competitive pay
-Good work/life balance, including remote working
-Terrific perks
-Generally positive and inclusive culture
Cons:
-High turnover, especially among senior team members and leaders
-Conflicting cultures between SiriusXM and Pandora
-Continual rescopes for individuals, often causing confusion and attrition
-Different teams (specifically some closer to SiriusXM) held to different standards of performance, process, and communication
-Concerns about the future of the company post-SiriusXM acquisition, which have yet to be addressed
-Lack of action and responsibility towards unproductive and free-willing team members that create a negative working environment
Advice to senior leadership and management:
Stop minimizing the frustrations, challenges, and concerns being expressed by your employees and teams. Be actionable about feedback. Get your key goals and areas of focus in place, and clearly communicate them to your teams.
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1.0
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0.0
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2.0
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5.0
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2.0
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2.0
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5.0
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1.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 20th, 2021 01:19PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Jan 18th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Ad Producer
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Oakland, CA
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USA
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Average Corporate Life
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There were great people there but managers were not among them. I learned eventually that I was hired on a fluke because my manager had panicked in a time of unusual busyness, hiring me as a stop-gap measure so that more veteran members of the team could focus on more important work. After 2 years, I never moved to a different position, got no pay raises, and my managers had no plans to help me move to any of the other projects or positions I expressed interest in. It felt very oppressive and heartless of them and I was pretty hurt by how trapped I felt. Perhaps this is how it is at most corporate companies but I just long for more humanity in the workplace, that was not to be found at Pandora at all.
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2.0
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0.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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2.0
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4.0
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1.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 20th, 2021 01:19PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Jan 6th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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IT Specialist
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Chicago, IL
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USA
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Great working environment
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I love the great workings environment of Pandora. The management team encouraged you to learn and be able to share information with different teams. I was a consultant but employees made me feel welcome.
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0.0
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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3.0
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5.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 19th, 2021 08:24PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Dec 11th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Manager, Digital Client Services and Revenue Operations
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New York, NY
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USA
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Fun culture with minimal advancement
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The culture and people are what keep people at Pandora. The career pathing is relatively non existent and the salaries aren't particularly competitive
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0.0
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 20th, 2021 04:05PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Nov 14th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Human Resources Benefits Intern
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New York, NY
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USA
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Great place to work
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Great place to work. I was extended part-time after the internship. Pandora has great people and a great work-life balance. Enjoyed the experience would reccomend.
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0.0
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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4.0
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5.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 19th, 2021 08:32PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Nov 3rd, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Senior Analyst for Pandora
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Oakland, CA
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USA
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Pandora was a roller coaster - in good and bad ways
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My journey at Pandora was unique, so the extent to which it can represent what the "typical" experience is like (especially for those new to the company) may be limited. I joined Pandora as a Sales intern back in 2010. Back then, Pandora was still very much on the rise, thanks in large part to the explosion of the iPhone (still only 3 years old at the time, and not nearly as gorged with applications in the AppStore as it is now).
The culture was teeming with excitement, and an all-hands-on-deck approach. New teams and branches of the organization were spawning quarterly. It was exciting. Fast forward a couple years to 2013, and Pandora had its IPO on the NYSE, and was focusing on fleshing out its advertising sales options. The culture was still exciting, but there were significant growing pains, with Pandora consistently missing its quarterly earnings targets and operating in the red. There was still marked enthusiasm and an optimism that we would "right the ship." And we were working on cool new products and sales opportunities.
Then, in 2015, after a number of high-profile acquisitions (Next Big Sound, Ticketfly, and rival streaming service Rdio), the lack of profitability coupled with new competitors in the space (Apple and Spotify) gaining marketshare, cracks began to show. We had a series of layoffs that touched many of the teams I worked with, and reorgs hit the company hard. Being a loyalist to the company given my background, I stuck with it, but looking back, this would have been a good time to leave and gain new experience elsewhere. I still had strong internal opportunities which I took advantage of (working in Marketing and closely with the Science team, as well as the Music Industry Relations team), but I didn't account for the cost of working in an environment with severe "brain drain" and leadership vacuums at senior management, VP and C-Suite level - particularly in Marketing and Strategy. By the time I left (last March), those leadership voids had been more-or-less filled, but the direction of the company felt stagnant -- there was little room for anything beyond ("stay afloat") and "cut costs to survive" in the form of relocations, reorgs, and watching as we continued to lose ground to competitors in use and cultural relevance (especially among the younger demographics). As for now, it's been almost a year since I left, but I would venture to guess that, if the culture continued going in the same direction, it's quite corporate now, as I continue to see a stream of the "old-timers" leaving - for better or worse. As far as work-life balance goes, it was always great, and the people were kind, generous, and good at what they did. Smart.
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2.0
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 20th, 2021 01:22PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Oct 15th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Senior Revenue Accounting Consultant
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Oakland, CA
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USA
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Difficult Situation
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Work definitely challenging, especially with minimal support from mid-management level. Great location and good atmosphere overall. Difficult situation due to the recent acquisition so roles/responsibilities weren't as defined as they needed to be
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2.0
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0.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 19th, 2021 08:35PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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nyse:p
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https://www.indeed.com/cmp/pandora-media,-inc./reviews
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Aug 27th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Pandora Media, Inc.
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Sr. National Account Manager
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New York, NY
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USA
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Great Place to work
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Pandora is a great place to work. The work/life balance is exceptional. They truly understand that people actually have real life family issues to attend to.
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0.0
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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Jan 14th, 2021 08:17PM
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Mar 19th, 2021 08:44PM
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Pandora Media
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Consumer Services
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Media
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