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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Aug 31st, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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Artist
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United States
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USA
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Toxic Toxic Toxic
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Coworkers were extremely hard working and talented. Free lunches.
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Pretty much everything else ... Gerard, the CEO, is an INTENSE micromanager, forcing his opinions into the simplest engineering and art decisions, making it impossible to make any updates to games. He is verbally abusive and manipulative and it is perhaps the most poorly run company I've ever been at. Once he made all the women in the office entertain his children instead of get work done because he needed them looked after! He also forced all the employees to write 5 star reviews for the company during work hours to boost the overall rating. It's a joke.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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686140
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Open
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Trust your employees! Do honest work for honest pay.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Sep 6th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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United States
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USA
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READ the reviews. This place is a Nightmare
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Downtown SF.
You will be harassed so completely, a nagging wife will look like a heaven.
You will know what the bottom looks like which will help you calibrate in the future
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Read the reviews here. Half of them are written by the CEO Gerard about himself (the best one is where he calls himself a "visionary!), the others are written by former employees. The CEO is really a flaming jerk and a crook. He has stiffed both contractors and employees. It is all here in black and white. If you need to make rent, go in eyes wide open, but be looking for your next gig. You will not be there long.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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686140
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Jun 17th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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Madrid
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Sales director
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Good working atmosphere and options of receiving technical information
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Difficult to improve in position
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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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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686140
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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9.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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May 14th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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United States
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USA
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Professional Organization
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The people at Koolbit are professional and dynamic. I was very impressed with the whole operation when I first arrived. I found the CEO to be energetic and engaged in the business. He has been very helpful in providing guidance and direction around my project.
The environment is supportive and professional, which I really like. I also work with the COO and she is a great resource who provides clear direction and sets reasonable expectations. I continue to be impressed with the company overall.
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Neighborhood where company is located is still in transition, near Twitter, should be getting better. Don't be put off by it, once you're inside it's nice.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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5.0
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4.0
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0.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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686140
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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CONTRACT
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Dec 22nd, 2014 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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United States
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USA
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DON'T EVEN THINK OF IT!
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Easy to get hired. Low barrier to entry.
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Company has a long track record of literally not paying employees. The CEO will run you around, abuse you and then not pay you. This is amazing, but is actually true.
Read the reviews on this site. It is very clear that most are fake and are written by the company and the rest tell you the same thing--- don't even think about joining. The place is a mess, very abusive and they will rip you off if given a chance.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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5.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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686140
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Apr 10th, 2014 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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Consultant
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San Francisco, CA
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Seriously?
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The remaining three people are great
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Disturbing how many positive reviews gerard is writing himself after he laid off 20 people right before christmas and didnt pay them a final check. Just a bad guy... The community isn't stupid. U are writing all this bs
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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5.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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686140
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Open
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Settle the lawsuits.and pay people what u owe them
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1.0
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[]
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CONTRACT
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No
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No
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1.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Mar 26th, 2014 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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San Francisco, CA
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Great
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Fast moving and growing start up with great new products and a nice office in San Francisco. Some negative reviews seem to be from a time when the company was having a few problems in 2013 and had to lay off staff - things are now definitely on the up.
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Not many cons if you can deliver results.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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686140
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Open
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Need to keep developing new products and rebuild the team in 2014.
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0.0
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[]
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CONTRACT
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Mar 26th, 2014 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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Game Designer
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United States
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USA
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Best game company I've worked for in San Francisco
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The whole team really knows what they're doing when it comes to making slot machine games, and the new product we launched a couple months ago is really taking off! It's an exciting time at a company that's likely to grow a lot this year. The current team members all get along great and are pleasant people to be around, which helps too.
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Koolbit is a little short on engineers, and can't always add new features, fixes, and improvements to the games as fast as we'd all like to.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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686140
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Open
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We need to get some decorations for the office walls, now that the company is growing again! Also it'd be great to get Zero Cater lunches back this year if we can. Other than that, just keep improving the games and growing sales!
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Feb 1st, 2014 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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San Francisco, CA
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Toxic Environment
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Free food, easy access to public transportation and convenience stores, generally friendly and competent co-workers, decent office with lots of space.
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The CEO has a terrible habit of insulting and bullying his employees. To make matters worse, he rarely speaks to employees in private, he will berate them out in the open of the office for everyone else to hear.
The CEO will also contradict himself constantly. He will change his mind on the direction of any given project without warning, sometimes at the very last minute before a deadline, and he never takes responsibility for the consequences, he only blames others.
On a number of occasions while working at Koolbit, my co-workers and I were told that we were not adults, that we were not professionals, and that we had no worthwhile ideas or suggestions. Needless to say, I never felt respected or valued as an employee.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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6.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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3.0
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3.0
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1.0
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686140
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Open
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Treat your employees as important members of a team rather than disposable pawns. The product suffers when your team is unhappy.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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private:koolbit
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=686140
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Jan 19th, 2014 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Koolbit
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United States
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USA
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Growth and Re-invention
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Company started 2013 with ok product and entered 2014 with amazing, unique, casino games, and a platform to scale.
During the year CEO reinvented the company and unleashed the brilliance of the creatives, game designers and engineering-great to see the change
Leadership is deeply passionate about transforming the casino business with the best possible product, driven by a team of equally passionate and capable team members.
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Neighborhood is next to Twitter-the neighborhood has "potential"
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
|
5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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686140
|
Open
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Keep bringing in the brilliant leaders who love the casino space. Do not compromise on talent for the sake of speed-it does not work
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:42PM
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Koolbit
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