Samba TV Claimed Company

Samba TV enables the next generation TV experience powered by its first-party data, helping viewers engage with relevant media and empowering brand marketers to quantify that engagement. Samba TV's insights are built on one of the most comprehensive sources of real-time viewership data across broadcast, cable, over-the-top, and digital media. Invented in 2011, Samba TV’s ACR is integrated on the chipsets across 24 of the top Smart TV brands globally (the most in the industry) analyzing the content on screen in real-time, regardless of source. Samba TV delivers unbiased, comprehensive viewership data addressable through more than a billion devices around the world. The world’s leading brands leverage Samba TV to quantify media investments and amplify them across all the screens we use to watch video. read more

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TOTAL RATINGS: 1148

CEO: Ashwin Navin

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Joining Samba TV - Employee Onboarding

Employee Sentiment

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Samba TV is that the company was very unprepared on their first day. Samba TV employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. 50% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Answer	Percent
Yes	25%
No	75%

Did you have a positive onboarding experience when you were hired at your current company?

Answer	Percent
Very Prepared	0%
Prepared	0%
Somewhat Prepared	25%
Unprepared	0%
Very Unprepared	75%

How prepared was your company on your first day of onboarding?

Answer	Percent
Yes	50%
No	50%

Was your direct manager helpful with your onboarding during your first 90 days?

Meet Your Managers

Your direct manager highly affects your experience at a company; overall managers at Samba TV are rated a B. At Samba TV most employees said they received feedback never or once a month. 80% of employees also said they felt comfortable giving their managers feedback. Learn More about your managers at Samba TV.

Answer	Percent
Every week	20%
Once a month	20%
Once a quarter	10%
Once a year	20%
Never	30%

How often do you get valuable feedback on how to improve at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	50%
No	50%

Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?

Answer	Percent
Yes	80%
No	20%

Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?

Negotiate Salary

If you think you and your skill set should be valued higher than your offer, negotiate your salary! 60% of men and 67% of women at Samba TV said they negotiated their salaries. On average, Samba TV employees earn $131,100. Samba TV ranks in the Top 50% for compensation in San Francisco. Learn More about Salaries at Samba TV.

Average Salaries at Samba TV by Department

$147k*

Engineering

$149k*

Product

$110k*

Design

$197k*

Marketing

$118k*

Operations

$47k*

Admin

$132k*

Business Dev

$93k*

Finance

$77k*

Customer Support

$113k*

$126k*

$302k*

Legal

$291k*

Sales

^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Get Acclimated

Now that you’ve joined Samba TV, get acclimated. Is lunch a social time or do people sit at their desks? At Samba TV the most common answer selected by employees is a >1 hour break. Understand your coworkers and why they’ve chosen to stay at Samba TV, many employees say it’s because of the co-workers.

Answer	Percent
Company Mission	22%
Comp & Benefits	23%
Co-Workers	33%
Comfort & Familiarity	11%
Career Advancement Opportunities	11%

What's the main reason you stay at your current company?

Answer	Percent
>1 hour	29%
1 hour	29%
45 minutes	14%
30 minutes	14%
I eat at my desk	14%

How long do you take for lunch breaks?

Answer	Percent
Multiple times a week	13%
Once a week	13%
Once a month	38%
Once a quarter	25%
Never	11%

How often do you socialize with team members outside of work?

Professional Development

Samba TV ranks in the Bottom 30% of companies for professional development in San Francisco. 57% of employees feel as though Samba TV is beneficial to their continuous career growth, and 20% said they had a mentor at the office. Learn More about Professional Development at Samba TV.

Answer	Percent
Yes	20%
No	80%

Do you have a mentor at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	57%
No	43%

Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

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