Q&A With Samba TV Employees
Samba TV employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at Samba TV
Everything and believe it or not it's very easy to utilize
Working for a company where your impact is palpable, contributing to pioneering technology and products each day.
I value the quality most
Great customer Service and insight. Will use again.
Majority of colleagues are highly motivated and inspiring people.
What it's like to work at Samba TV
- Samba TV employees generally work 10.0 hrs a day
- Employees at Samba TV report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Samba TV have 2 meetings
- 89% of Samba TV employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Samba TV employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 62% of Samba TV employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Samba TV employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 80% of Samba TV employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Samba TV Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 55
How are the dental insurance options at Samba TV?
Included and great
What do you wish you knew before starting at Samba TV?
The company is very driven and type A personalities. I wouldn’t be happy here if I was looking for just a job and a lifestyle opportunity
What are the most important soft skills to be successful at Samba TV?
Humility, hard work, intelligence, friendly personality, a desire to succeed
How long does it take to hear back after applying to Samba TV?
Recruiters are very responsive
What are your coworkers at Samba TV like?
Smart, decent, hard working, humble
What's the interview process like at Samba TV?
Long but intense and transparent. This company works super hard and is very demanding of its people. Not a place to chill out and do 9-5 work. Work life balance is not the game plan.
What is the PTO policy at Samba TV?
Unlimited
What should I wear for an interview at Samba TV?
Come as you are
What is the dress code at Samba TV?
Come as you are
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Samba TV?
Pretty hard. This job is very demanding during the week. I spend time with family and friends on weekends
How's the feedback proccess at Samba TV?
Should be more proactive but there are new tools and processes to help. If you seek feedback people are more than happy to share but I’d like to see more proactive, unsolicited feedback
What are the team outings like at Samba TV?
Super fun and rewarding
How challenged are you at Samba TV?
Intellectually this is hard, and the intensity and pace is high. It’s demanding in Many ways and not for the faint of heart. People want to be here and want to succeed
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Samba TV?
People here work really hard and theres no hiding if you want to Coast a bit and carry on lots of extra curricular activities outside of work
How's the morale at Samba TV?
People who perform well seem to love it here and stay for a long time, it’s very close-Knit, positive and fun. The core team is welcoming of new members of the family, if you’re into that kind of bond with coworkers. If you prefer to create a separation from work and distance yourself from colleagues and strive for work-life balance, this is not your company. People here work long hours and often hang out with each other after work
How much diversity is there among employees at Samba TV?
Very cohesive, multi-dimensional team. Would be nice to have more women and minorities but Samba seems better than average compared to Silicon Valley
What's the office layout like at Samba TV?
Open office grouped by function with loads of conference rooms and phone closets and a massive, well stocked kitchen
What's the pay like for Business Development roles at Samba TV?
It’s competitive On base and equity but offers significant upside for strong performance
What's the vibe like in the Business Development dept at Samba TV? How many hours are you working?
A lot, this is a devoted team that respects and rewards success and hard work
What's the Business Development team like at Samba TV?
Hard working deal machines, very devoted and successful organization that builds long term durable partnerships with companies
How's the leadership on the Business Development team at Samba TV?
Player coach mentality, very successful and accomplished, lead through example
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Samba TV?
Salary and Comp packages for sales are nowhere near competitive for work put in
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Samba TV?
Organization
How long to ppl at your company typically stick around before they quit?
That typically depends. I was hired about 10-11 months ago so I don't have much history of Samba TV. However, I have found the leadership at Samba TV to have remained through the "lean times" and the recent growth spurt.
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Samba TV?
Efficiencies, hiring, communication, trust need to be improved; a lot of lack of faith in RVP's ability to manage up, results in negativity








