

Diverse employees at Y Media Labs have rated Work Culture, Leadership, and CEO Rating as the highest categories they have scored
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterY Media Labs employees are -54% more likely to recommend Y Media Labs as a great place to work
| 15% | Promoters |
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| 16% | Passives |
| 69% | Detractors |
Working at Y Media Labs is rated below average by 19 employees, across various culture dimensions. Y Media Labs employees rate Retention highest among all categories, and think that Compensation and Executive Team have the most room for improvement, putting Y Media Labs’s culture in the Bottom 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 15% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Y Media Labs was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Y Media Labs is rated D
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Y Media Labs ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 14 Y Media Labs employee reviews, 67% were positive. The remaining 33% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Y Media Labs improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 67% |
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| Constructive Feedback | 33% |
What makes you most happy at work?Not being there! Left. It’s a relief. Toxic culture toxic positivi
What are some of the best things about your team?Such talent but can’t keep i
What do you like best about the leadership team?The diversity of the team and the female representation.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?More talking to people actually doing the job.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?More resource people, better onboarding at the beginning- nothing makes sense until benefits onboarding. Too late in the game.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Comp is adjusted according to popularity
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| Headquarter | 100 Marine Parkway, Suite 300 Redwood City, CA 94065 United States of America |
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| Website | www.ymedialabs.com |
| Founding Date | 2009 |
Y Media Labs competitors include Sphinx Solutions, Reaktor, Punchkick Interactive, and Workbridge Associates. Y Media Labs ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Y Media Labs compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.
19 employees at Y Media Labs have reviewed Y Media Labs across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 19 Y Media Labs employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 15% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Y Media Labs are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Y Media Labs, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Y Media Labs are generally satisfied with their team. 19 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C-. Less than half believe the meetings at Y Media Labs are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Y Media Labs believe the environment at Y Media Labs is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Y Media Labs is extremely fast. About 13% of the employees at Y Media Labs work 8 hours or less, while 25% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Y Media Labs are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Y Media Labs is that the company was very unprepared on their first day. Y Media Labs employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At this moment no Y Media Labs employees have provided insight into whether or not they clearly understand Y Media Labs' KPIs and OKRs.
Ashish’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Ashish in the Bottom 20% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 20% compared to CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. Ashish Toshniwal’s employees rank Y Media Labs in the Bottom 30% for Retention, in the Bottom 30% for Team, and in the Bottom 20% for Outlook. When compared to Y Media Labs’s competitors, Ashish Toshniwal ranks below both Reaktor CEO Joonas Makkonen and Workbridge Associates CEO Matt Milano.
The Y Media Labs Executive Team is rated a “D-” and led by CEO Ashish Toshniwal, CFO Hamish M, and Senior VP Engineering Vivek Rajanna
Ashish Toshniwal CEO / President
Ashish Toshniwal serves as the CEO / President of Y Media Labs.
Vivek Rajanna Senior VP Engineering
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Jason Rzutkiewicz Senior Vice President Client Services
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Marcela Lay Vice President, Client Services
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Stephen Clements Chief Creative Officer
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John McCarthy SVP Strategy
John McCarthy serves as the SVP Strategy of Y Media Labs. John currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
How much do people at Y Media Labs get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Y Media Labs is $123,933, or $59 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $146,045, or $70 per hour.
At Y Media Labs, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $185,837 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $56,461 annually. Average Y Media Labs salaries by department include: HR at $108,085, Finance at $85,975, Engineering at $137,958, and Business Development at $108,804. Half of Y Media Labs salaries are above $146,045.
9 employees at Y Media Labs rank their Compensation in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 29 ratings) while 9 employees at Y Media Labs rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 9 ratings).
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $83k | $83k | 1st Percentile |
20th Percentile $113k | $113k | 20th Percentile |
40th Percentile $146k | $146k | 40th Percentile |
60th Percentile $211k | $211k | 60th Percentile |
80th Percentile $250k | $250k | 80th Percentile |
100th Percentile $345k | $345k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Diverse employees at Y Media Labs score the company 63/100 across various culture categories, placing Y Media Labs in the Bottom 15% of companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Y Media Labs across various culture dimensions.
Y Media Labs PTO policy is a critical component of the benefits package offered to employees.

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In 2019, Y Media Labs applied for 8 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.
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IT | 25% |
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What is Y Media Labs address?
Y Media Labs location is at 100 Marine Parkway, Suite 300
Who is the CEO of Y Media Labs?
Y Media Labs CEO is Ashish Toshniwal, their score by employees is 61
What is Y Media Labs eNPS?
The eNPS for Y Media Labs is -54
What is the salary for Jr Developer in Y Media Labs?
Jr Developer average salary in the US is 92k
What are the salaries in the Admin in Y Media Labs?
The average salaries for Admin in Y Media Labs is 78k