SMS.ac / FanBox
SMS.ac Inc. is a mobile data and Internet communications company based in San Diego, California. The company provides web and mobile distribution and billing to people buying and selling digital content (video, music, and applications) through (SMS) mobile billing. SMS.ac's website integrates its mobile billing technology with social networking services like photos, videos, music, and comments.[1] SMS.ac has over 50 million registered users in more than 180 countries, which makes it the largest community of registered mobile phone users in the world.
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The Most SHITTY Company I Ever Seen
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I interview with them on May 2008. They hold something called Open House. When I get there, I am totally regret. The company looks like shit, the office looks broken, and the working environment is horrible. I don't get job there, because I really dislike the environment, and what they do (eg. SPAM). They only pay the airplane ticket for me to get there, but I must pay the ticket by myself when I fly home. It is different what they said before I came to there. I sent E-Mail to recruiter, and never got any response back. I strongly suggest people don't interview with this company, because they are doing things wrong. Also don't believe what recruiters say, because those are bullshit. Working in the 7-11 will be better than woring in this shitty company.
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Another bad apple in San Diego,CA
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Getting a interview invitation back to July 2008, I rejected it b/c they didn't want to pay my air/hotel up-front. After a phone call, I was convinced by the recruiter. Anyway, I didn't get the job b/c I didn't like the company and its interview process. However,****be aware***** SMS.ac didn't reimburse my expense (even at this moment Sept 2008) but send me a Promissory Note in a term of 1 year. What I can sure is......if you didn't get a job, you maybe not have your reimbursement back. Be selective, guys. Of course, I totally agreed the posts right here, it is just the truth about this "Bad Apple".
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wow, that's really shady of them!
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programmers beware
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This company is notorious among ucsd computer science and computer engineering students. Their turnover rate is extremely high and they recruit ucsd students aggressively, so almost every student has either worked there, interviewed there, or knows someone who has. Ask around and the advice you're most likely to hear is, "don't work there". Two of my good friends worked there briefly, and they both have many negative things to say about it. One friend quit after just 2 or 3 weeks. According to him, management will sometimes cuss out an engineer, which sounds completely ridiculous and unprofessional to anyone who has worked at a real company. The company actually offers competitive salaries, which is probably why they continue to lure employees. However, when you factor in the amount of hours employees are expected to work, the pay is actually quite low.
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I am still traumatized and I only worked there 4 months in 2005.
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- B
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- F
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- D
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Wow. I never knew such scum existed in this world existed until I worked for Michael Pousti. The whole operation just oozes with slime. Within a week of starting there in early 2005, I learned that Michael (MP) had banged about four chicks on the "management team." Brandy, the "VP of operations," was this trashy eating-disordered chick who did nothing but shop and drink coffee at her desk. And MP wanted us a ll to believe she was this amazing wunderkind. It was so strange. Most of the people who work there are not necessarily dumb, per se, but they definitely have low self-esteem.
Once I realized this place was a front-- I had a little fun before my resignation... I slept with another dude who worked there on MP's desk... And in both the bathrooms.
Once I realized this place was a front-- I had a little fun before my resignation... I slept with another dude who worked there on MP's desk... And in both the bathrooms.
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The downtown location the only part
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- A+
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- F
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The only good part about this job is the location. San Diego is an amazing city and SMS.AC is right in downtown. Great especially after work.
The management is absolutely horrible. If you ever want to learn how not to treat employees, try working here for a little.
The management is absolutely horrible. If you ever want to learn how not to treat employees, try working here for a little.
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Only the strong
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- A+
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- A+
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- F
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- A+
- Location
I worked at SMS.ac for a whole year and went through many rounds of layoffs. The company philosophy is to prune branches that aren't producing excellence. That being said if you can stay around after seeing all the desks around you clear out, you should be pretty confident in your skillz. I took the job thinking it could be the next Google, but instead it was a great resume booster. Believe me if you can say that you've worked a year at SMS.ac/Fanbox you can get a job anywhere in SD. I'm not saying that the job was great and I didn't feel like quitting every week. However, free food and beer (on Fridays and weekends), cool people, and awesome experience made up for it in the end. Also, that feeling you get when you put in your resignation and walk out the back door is truly euphoric, only those who have experienced it know what I mean.
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don't think it's worth it..
A Land Mine
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- F
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- C
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- C
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I worked at this place for 4 days and 2hrs. That is right, I had to give up a good opportunity in Houston because my consulting company wanted to work here. If you are consultant you work in a basement. I was told by my fellow consultants that it is hard to survive 3 months in this place. On the 5th day there was a massive lay-off of the consultants (at the same time they were having all kinds of Open houses for new kids to join the company). Stay away from this place for all good reasons. You dont have to work insane hours and be abused to become good in the craft, you have to join the right company whose business model is fair and innovative at the same time you are treated with dignity.