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No Loyalty and horrible pay

Sys Admin at SMS.AC
The environment looks nice to outsiders, as they are always cheering and talking about their anti-political stance. When you actually get thrown in, it is the most political place I've ever worked. ... Read more.
Overall Rating:1 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Wed Nov 21 2007

What people have been saying about their jobs...

Don't work there

Designer at SMS.AC
Only thing good about SMS or now FanBox is the location right in the heart of the Gaslamp. Other than that I would highly recommend not taking a job there, they go through layoffs every three months a... Read more.
Overall Rating:1 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Mon Apr 07 2008

Rate as top 100 places for IT people to work but..

System Admin at Edison International
The Job is for a big company and has that big company attitude, however it has also been around for 100 years and thus has a lot of dead wood. My observations about working in IT is there are a lot o... Read more.
Overall Rating:3 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Wed Mar 19 2008

One man's "job from hell" is another's opportunity

Software Engineer at SMS.AC
When I started, I was working roughly 12 hours a day or 60 hours a week. One month I worked there I was pulling 80 - 100 hours per week. I slept at the office 3 or 4 times and worked two days non-st... Read more.
Overall Rating:2 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Sat Mar 08 2008

Google - The Darker Side of Evil

Staffing at Google
Work Culture: Positives were: laid back culture, lots of fun,social events, great FREE breakfust/lunches/dinners (in Mtn View office), free snacks, culture of work hard/play hard, generally nice... Read more.
Overall Rating:3 Stars | jazzcat wrote on Sat Mar 08 2008

Hardcore Only

Software Developer at SMS.AC
SMS.ac is only for the super driven. If you want a job where all you are trying to do is earn a pay check you should look somewhere else. If you are interested in growing technically and personally ... Read more.
Overall Rating:5 Stars | Anonymous wrote on Tue Mar 04 2008