Fun place to work at times, but not a practical career - werkgeversreview Software Support Engineer bij Overlay Gaming

Though I haven’t been with the company long, I’ve worked for enough startups to know how to spot the red flags and the ingredients for success. One of those ingredients that’s especially rare these days is a core team of dedicated, competent employees excited about the product their offering. When that attitude persists through a challenging workload and the often-frenetic pace of a rapidly growing startup, and churn rate stays low, it is even more impressive. Despite some of the other reviews knocking the CEO for poor leadership, the observation above says otherwise. Companies at this stage require employees to wear many hats, including and especially the CEO, which leaves less bandwidth for management out of necessity. If company leader(s) are willing and ready to reinvest profits into the business, which seems to be the case at Overlay, operations and project managers will be added to the team (I’m one of them) when it makes sense. I relied on this site quite a bit while searching for the right company to join, so I will be sure to update this review if my perspective changes, but so far, I’m grateful for the opportunity and am looking forward to helping the company grow.

None yet; It’s not really a “con”, but advice I’d give to any startup at this stage - don’t lose sight of the bigger picture because so much energy is required to stay on top of the day-to-day minutia. Make time to check in with & stay focused on reaching long-term goals & milestones. Work/life balance is TBD, and benefits are still being sorted out as more remote employees are added across state lines.

Overlay has a very good team, product, and business opportunity. The office is a fun place with a lot of team-working and camaraderie. Things are very dynamic and fast paced which allows for everyone to be able to contribute in areas aside from their primary roles. The company caters lunches every week, and always celebrates birthdays. The CEO is always approachable and involved and energetic. Employees are treated well with flexibility in hours, the ability to sometimes work from home, and days off without any pay deduction.

Turnover has been pretty high because of the Las Vegas market and small talent pool. Management's expectations and business plans are ambitious, which is motivating for some, but can have an adverse effect on others. The online gaming industry is new and has so many uncertainties that plans sometimes change before projects are completed. The office location could be more centrally located.