SMS.ac / FanBox
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Grades
- C
- Overall
- A+
- Job Tasks
- A+
- Social Environment
- A+
- Management
- F
- Pay/Raises
- 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.
don't think it's worth it..
I am a fresh Computer Science graduate from a reputed university in Chicago. I was contacted via email and phone by the FanBox Human Resource department on 05/20/2008 for possible employment opportunity at FanBox.Interview was scheduled for 07/09/2008, 07/10/2008 and 07/11/2008. FanBox firmly confirmed to me via email and phone that I would be "fully reimbursed" for all (travel and food) the expenses needed to attend in a week after the interview. I duly submitted the original invoices of all my expenses. However, FanBox haven't paid me the money even after a wait of more than 13 months. I contacted FanBox several times via email and phone regarding the reimbursement but now they stopped responding to my emails and phones go to voicemail. So I gave up. I would like to advise others not to get cheated by FanBox this way.