Tastemade reviews

3.8

61% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)
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Larry Fitzgibbon

72% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Tastemade has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tastemade employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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77 reviews
5.0
May 28, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I love working here and especially love watching this company grow and mature. I feel the entire team striving to do their best possible work to be successful together. This level of team work and initiative has helped me grow and rack up a variety of experiences. The COVID-19 crisis has made it especially clear how much our leadership and CEO care about their employees' well-being. Their transparent communication has been amazing and helpful in overcoming some of the anxiety during these tough times. Also, in the last 1-2 years the company has really stepped up their game in terms of software, company culture and benefits.

Cons

This is a fast paced industry and company - sometimes things can get really hectic and a bit overwhelming.

2.0
May 13, 2020

Don't fall for the hype

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Free weekly lunches -Unlimited vacation -Pretty decent amount of autonomy -Opportunities to be creative

Cons

Where do I start. HR is not really HR, it's just a person who has no idea what they are doing. I was lied to from the start. About everything. My title, my compensation, my benefits, everything. Nothing regarding your job offer is truly done in writing so they can lie to you. No one at the company takes responsibility for ANYTHING. It's a constant finger pointing of who did and said what working there. Leadership is terrible and the sales team is prioritized while the team members building the campaigns are underpaid and under valued. And not to mention the countless sexual misconduct cases that HR and upper management seem to turn a blind eye to. Layoffs are frequent, the people are mainly unfriendly (in certain offices), it's a money machine. They do nothing if it is not prioritizing their bottom line, including hiring more qualified staff, an actual HR department, and taking care of their freelance/permalance staff who basically keep this company afloat. As an employee there you are disposable and there is zero company culture. I was vastly overworked. From the outside looking in, it seems like a cool company, but don't fall for the hype. I've worked at many media companies and this was by far the worst.

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Tastemade Response
6y
We are sorry that the experience you had wasn't what you expected. We operate with a culture of open communication (to the point where any employee can chat with our CEO directly), and while it's no solace at this point, we would have welcomed your input on all of the points you've outlined here. Regarding the alleged misconduct mentioned, we take those very seriously and are surprised by this claim. We invite you to contact our People Ops team directly so that we can understand where this is coming from and address it appropriately. Finally, we do recognize the value of our team -- they are the cornerstone of Tastemade's success, and we believe that it is this recognition that has consistently enabled us to retain the best and brightest talent across all of our teams. We wish you the best of luck, People Ops.
1.0
Apr 17, 2020

Expected better

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are some very talented and nice people that are a pleasure to work with, salary and benefits are ok

Cons

Upper Management is abysmal, company has no structure. Unrealistic expectations, poor understanding of production by creative, sales and programming.

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Tastemade Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that the experience you had was not what you expected. Our CEO and leadership team have always made it their priority to clearly align the team around company goals and strategy, but we recognize in a fast-paced, dynamic startup such as ours, we can always do better and will continue to focus on that. Thank you for your efforts at Tastemade, and we wish you the best of luck.
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