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Management has no respect for your profession; your work is open to critique by unqualified peers, which muddies creative work and causes self-doubt. 

Management argues openly in front employees in other languages. Bullies fellow team members (like "oh that's less cra**y than last time", screamed at a co-worker that she can never post on social media again because he thought a previous social post was "too unprofessional" even though it drove more engagement than any recent post). creates cliques. 

Marketing Manager, is extremely toxic and plays childish games. When she didn't "like my work" even though she gave no indication / real world examples of what she liked, other than passive-aggressiveness. Gave design feedback like "this is too heavy" aka a small flood of our brand colours. Won't elaborate on feedback as to what comments like "too heavy" means. Marketing manager will do shoddy design work herself and try to play designer without asking trained professionals for their feedback. 

Marketing manager pulled me into a tiny, windowless "meeting room" with no warning. Accused me of being late every day, saying the co-founders also backed her up (they didn't, by the way) screaming in my face. She was frothing and red in the face. I've never in my professional career, even at McDonalds, been treated like such trash. She is unfit to work in a public company. I warned HR this would happen again – it did.

Shortly after I left, she fired an amazing co-worker / copywriter. This man gave everything to this company, was pumping out quality writing and content, had energy and enthusiasm for the company and it's cause, showed up early and gave it his all. She also fabricated information about him not doing quality work, even though they were extremely happy with him in my time working there. They gave no development plan or anything, nor a new job role - just straight up fired. Any company would be privileged to have this individual work there and he was highly coachable. 

I was almost fired for "being late" even though I never was. When asked for time-stamp records since we all have access cards, they refused.

Another point, parking fees are astronomical and there are no other options.

Benefits and compensation, like others have pointed out, is anything but competitive with other companies. Had to do quite a bit of negotiating and even then, it was passive aggressively brought up often at work in front of people that I was "highly compensated." (below industry standard pay. I now make 15k more off the bat, +2k performance bonus per year.)

I'm so grateful to have found my dream job where I'm not only respected, but I'm highly compensated for my many skill-sets not traditionally required in my field, but that many companies are demanding. Keep looking for that forever job, this isn't it.

I have really enjoyed working for ApplyBoard. The work we do is rewarding, as we get to interact with students and agents to work towards making education accessible for everyone. And my colleagues are passionate about this as well, which is motivating. Management is excellent. They care about you and want to see you succeed. My direct boss is very personable and encourages us to be innovative and use our unique abilities to contribute to the overall company. This is generally encouraged at ApplyBoard-- to be innovative and see what needs are not already being met. 

The company culture is positive and motivating. 

The work can be monotonous as times, but the motivation behind it keeps us going. You can often see the direct impact of your work which is encouraging. 

There seem to be lots of opportunities to move up in the company, and to be supported in creating a new position if it fits within the company vision and mission and needs at the moment.

The wage is fair, and so are the benefits.

With over 1400 employees, I can only speak for my department but we have a great team! Everyone is highly skilled and it's a very collaborative environment that makes work fun. 

The office is nice and the technology they provide for working from home is great. Not all positions can work from home full-time but there is still flexibility for appointments etc. 

There is such a mix of backgrounds, cultures, and countries that people live in. You can learn a lot about celebrations and traditions and connect with people from all over the world which is really cool. 

With such huge growth in the past 1-2 years, there are some growing pains but management is aware of where there are shortfalls and are actively working to bring in updated software, processes, etc. 

The company attracts exceptional talent who work in an exciting, fast-moving industry, which is a major draw. However, there are significant challenges around management and leadership. Goals can feel unrealistic and inconsistently assigned, often without sufficient resources or clear guidance. 

Feedback is minimal, and recent recurring workforce reductions have created uncertainty. While the company promotes a strong culture externally, the day-to-day experience does not often align with that vision. Management decisions can feel impulsive and sometimes disconnected from the broader team, which can make navigating projects and expectations difficult.

ApplyBoard is a fantastic company to work with. There is an amazing team of individuals who are kind, respectful, and eager to learn and help. Everyone here is like family and looks out for one another.

We are constantly improving and problem solving is a huge part of our every day work. There are times of the year where we experience a very high volume of applications and we do work more hours than usual. But since the company is relatively young, it does leave tons of room for advancements if you are willing to learn and put in the work.

Overall, working here is great! There is support and lots of friendly people who will take the time to teach you exactly what you need to know.

At ApplyBoard, you are surrounded by extremely friendly, creative, hard-working people who genuinely care for your well-being. It is motivating to work with such an incredible group of people. Everyone wants to help you succeed. A lot of work to do, and longer than usual work hours, however, the workplace culture and ever-changing day-to-day makes up for the extra hours. Infinite room for professional development and growth. At the end of the day, you are doing meaningful work that will make you feel accomplished and good about yourself and your career. You won’t ever get bored here!

It is a very friendly environment, we are not only co-workers but friends who care about each other. We have outing once in a while where everyone brings their family members to spend time with each other outside of work. 
There is a lot of space to grow and they motivate you to speak up and to be creative. If you are looking for a job where you can challenge yourself, this is it. But if you are someone just tries to get a 9-5 job, maybe not. 
Management is not the best, but they are trying hard and improving everyday. The company is still young so it is understandable.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Meeting new people. Turn over is very high so you meet new people all the time

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Stressful environment shifting goals and unrealistic targets

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Ok, lots of young graduates but most of the jobs are being relocated to India. So job security is not good

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
long  hours, lots of meetings  that consumes mist of the day so you get to work extra to achieve the tasks

Little compassion for personal or health issues.  As soon as they have a chance to replace you with staff in their India office you'll be downsized.  Staff in India were promoted often because that's their target market.  The job and pay seemed amazing at first but endless meetings on camera and 60 hours. Week of work.  No OT pay and they made people volunteer to come in and setup the office after COVID.  They gave them gift cards instead of pay.

I love working here, average age of the employees is early 20s and they all are focused to achieve good for the company. My team specially has diversified background people with different skill set. We are flexible with our working hours and the  company  cares for the hard work anyone put in. It is easy to meet with the CEO directly and he is very  friendly and open minded person. On the same hand if you part of Sales, then you will be working with CMO who is also a very  awesome person and supports you well.

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Application specialist 6 salaries reported	$43,833 per year
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Specialist 8 salaries reported	$46,786 per year
Team leader 3 salaries reported	$118,000 per year

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