Patreon

A really great mission that ends up bonding everyone together.

Amazing people! Super kind, thoughtful, and creative. Well actually, most of them have either left or have been laid off.

A platform that is truly doing good for the world. A lot of creators depend on the platform for their livelihoods.

Working on a platform for creators is pretty cool.

I want to say, with the caveat that I love Patreon as a platform, and it pains me to write this review, but after some thought, I think it would be deceptive for people to see the five-star Glassdoor reviews from years ago and think that it must be an amazing company to work for. It is not anymore, and I hope that one day it will change, but I'm not optimistic.

Many things have happened in the past year that have caused a lot of churn throughout the whole company. The gist of it is that Patreon is trying to build a business model that the world has not seen before, and it is making a lot of mistakes to figure it out. They still haven't figured it out, unfortunately, and for a company at this stage, it's a big red flag. A lot of really talented people have been laid off, and many of us have moved on.

The exec level and upper management are extremely political. By the time I left, I felt very uncomfortable being honest about the flaws I saw at the company. Many people who disagreed with exec's decisions have been let go.

They already know the flaws, and it doesn't seem like they have the capacity to fix things.