Working at Snapchat is so much fun it was hard to get work done. That’s what some Snap employees are saying.
But with an audience of over 300 million people who use Snapchat every month this could be the place to work at if you want to change the world.
Every month the equivalent of everyone in the US uses Snapchat.
Every day over 175 million people send Snaps.
Snapchat reaches over 41% of those between the ages of 18 and 34 and 71% of the Snapchat users are under the age of 34. 45% of Snapchat users are between 18 and 34 and the company is valued over $20 billion dollars.
Keep in mind that Snapchat is only 3 years old.
Snap is a public company as of March 2017 and expects to generate over $750 million dollars in 2017. While its exceptional growth has slowed since going public 300 million users is a lot of adoption.
What is SnapChat?
Snap says that they are a camera company and that reinventing the camera represents their strongest way to improve the way people live and communicate. They want their users to “live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together”.
The two products they created are Snapchat and Spectacles.
Snapchat is the mobile app used by over 175 million people every day and Spectacles seem to be a work in progress with limited distribution at this time.
According to Snap, Spectacles are the sunglasses that make it easy to make memories from your perspective, and then relive them later. The Spectacles team is the newest member of the Snap Inc. family, situated at the intersection of cutting edge camera technology and software.
But What is it Like to Work at Snapchat?
78% of the employees approve of what the CEO, Evan Spiegel is doing and 72% would recommend working there to a friend, according to Glassdoor.
Here is some of the Glassdoor reviews:
The pros…
“Great benefits. Perfect mix of people and results focus. How many companies are keeping Zuck awake at night? One. Once in a lifetime opportunity to see your ideas grow into a global business.”
“Free food with option to dine out at restaurants”
“Location: Venice beach is a lively tourist location with good weather and quirky locals”
“Building and improving a great product with a fast growing user base”
“Venice is the best office place I can think of, really enjoy the work environment”
“Great company culture plus free food”
The Cons:
“Work/Life balance tips heavily towards work”
“fast paced work environment may be difficult for some”
“Equity package has back loaded vesting schedule so you have to stay 4 years for full benefit”
“Long hours and demanding workload”
“Also the fun atmosphere sometimes made it hard to focus and get work done”
Take a look at all the jobs they have available now globally.