private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Dec 20th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Marketing
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Brooklyn, NY
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A good place to gain experience
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- You get the chance to be responsible and take ownership of projects that you see have a direct impact on the company.
-spirited work environment
- People are willing to jump in and help when they can
- opportunity to travel
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- Occasionally contradicting directions from management
- Expected to have your own laptop
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0.0
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5.0
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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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1044901
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Open
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Adding structure and expectations/ benchmarks for all employees.
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Dec 13th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Intern
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New York, NY
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Exciting Start-up!
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Young workforce
Approachable managers
Everybody feels valued
Stunning office views
Team lunch on Fridays!
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Small company but growing rapidly
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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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0.0
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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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4.0
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5.0
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1044901
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Dec 5th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Marketing
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Exciting, fast-paced startup
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- Because the company is very small, all of your work directly impacts/contributes to the overall growth and success of the company which can feel very rewarding
- You will develop great professional skills
- There is a ton of room for growth within the company
- You work directly with the co-founders / president
- Recent hiring of more senior management positions has created more internal structure
- The office is located in a super hip/upcoming area in Brooklyn with beautiful views
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- Very fast-paced workplace, may not be for everyone
- Being a startup, you're given responsibilities outside of your job description, however this can be a positive for anyone looking to learn a lot
- You will work hard
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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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0.0
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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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4.0
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4.0
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1044901
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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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1.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Dec 5th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Sales Representative
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Brooklyn, NY
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Good Exposure, Hard Work, Great People!
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Get to work with extremely talented and hard-working people.
There is a very fun atmosphere in the office and people are always happy to hang out after work together.
Office space is beautiful and in a really cool part of Brooklyn
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Timelines can be very tight sometimes which means that work sometimes gets stressful
Team is still quite small so you are often given a lot of responsibility and have to just work out the solution
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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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0.0
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5.0
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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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4.0
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1044901
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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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1.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Nov 14th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Marketing Manager
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Best worst job ever!
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- Work directly with COO and CEO who are good at sharing how all aspects of the business work
- Founders really hit the pavement and are willing to do the work
- The founders understood the value of design, and knew how to hire the right people to develop a cool brand
- As other reviewers have mentioned, the founders are good at hiring an amazing team, so I got to work with awesome people who I'm still in touch with
- So many ridiculous/unbelievable things happened while working at RvW that I have hilarious stories for life
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The founders haven't had a lot of work experience elsewhere - and although they are great at hustling, they fail at so many other aspects of running a successful business. Honestly, I don't even know where to start in listing the cons, so I'll just highlight a few:
- Staff turnover was abysmal. I know of at least 4 members of staff who quit but were asked to stay on until they could be replaced (which they graciously agreed to) but were then "fired". It was the most bizarre work experience I've ever had.
-The company culture could generally be summarized as 'trying too hard". It felt like nothing came naturally to the founders (probably because of lack of experience), so everything came from a book, was written on the wall - and robotically repeated but not truly realized
- insane work hours were expected, which also contradicted the company motto of 'taking breaks'
- Founders liked to micro-manage. Everything needed to be explained with a reason backed up with stats - which was really time-consuming when you already didn't have enough time to do everything put on your plate.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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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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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1044901
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Open
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I would've hired senior staff members years ago - and followed their lead. Hopefully people are now realizing that more mature leaders are needed to build a truly successful business - not just a team of ivy league bros.
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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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1.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Oct 16th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Business Development
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Awesome place to work- learned a lot
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- Allows you to dive into the world of business
- Hands on experience
- Unique experience to be able to work directly with the CEOs
- Given variety of tasks, each providing a platform for you to grow
- They check in with you the perfect amount
- Young and diverse team at HQ with a work
hard, play hard mentality
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- Can't think of any
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1.0
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APPROVE
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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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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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1044901
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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No
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0.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Oct 15th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Fun innovative start up
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Great learning experience- hands on work
A company that has a really good product
Awesome co workers - it is a young office environment with nice welcoming employees
Fast paced, growing company
Open office with beautiful views
Fun team activities
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Hard work - not a con but this is not the job for you if you are not willing to put in the work
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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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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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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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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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1044901
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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No
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1.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Sep 24th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Operations
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Great Experience and Exposure
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- Young, knowledgeable and ambitious team with various backgrounds
- Great exposure to all facets of a business
- Huge potential to grow with the business
- Office views
- Team bonding events
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- Nothing I can think of
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0.0
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5.0
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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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1044901
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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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0.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Sep 23rd, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Business Development
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Brooklyn, NY
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Young and Diverse Team with room for growth
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Great office space with amazing views of Manhattan.
Weekly team lunch at cool spots around Greenpoint.
Open plan office space.
Free snacks and wafels in the office kitchen.
Young and Diverse Team creating a fun environment where self-starters can really thrive.
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Elevator in the building is very old.
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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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5.0
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4.0
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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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1044901
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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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1.0
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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private:ripvanwafels
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1044901
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Aug 9th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Rip van Wafels
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Just A Mess
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They hire very well, they have a tasty product, and the office space is beautiful.
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All of the positive reviews here are written by the founders or under the founders' directive, which is exceptionally gross. This place is a mess. They have hired some of the very best employees and run them into the ground. Expectations are sky high/unrealistic/unrelenting, and the egos here are other-worldly. Just look at what they've written about themselves in these reviews... Although they have found a lot of different ways to say "we will demand your time on evenings and weekends for little to no compensation." Every day I'm surprised they haven't folded yet, but they are very good at raising funding by lying and stretching truths. My mental health was dangerously low when I was working here. Highly recommend against it.
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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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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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1044901
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Open
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Listen to your employees. Care more about actually making the company better for them instead of lying about it on this website. Or hand the keys over to someone who knows how to run a company.
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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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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Apr 13th, 2021 08:01PM
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Rip van Wafels
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Consumer Goods
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Personal Goods
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