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General Assembly Company Culture

General Assembly Culture

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3.8/5
General Assembly's Overall Culture is rated B

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General Assembly CEO

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Jake Schwartz General Assembly's CEO
Jake Schwartz
68 /100
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General Assembly employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at General Assembly report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at General Assembly have 4+ meetings
Meetings
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94% of General Assembly employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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General Assembly employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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75% of General Assembly employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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General Assembly employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
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77% of General Assembly employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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What's the work from home policy like at General Assembly?

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  • Good - I worked from home every day in Austin and my team was in NYC.

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How do you feel about General Assembly's future?

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  • I'm positive ????

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How's the work pace at General Assembly?

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  • Pretty good - the PMs and tech lead do a pretty good job insulating us from requirements changing at the last minute or crazy deadlines. It...

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How challenged are you at General Assembly?

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  • I'm challenged to think about and implement new architecture all the time - my personal development is important to me and to my manager.

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How do you feel about going to work at General Assembly everyday?

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  • Pretty happy - I also love that I can work remote at any time.

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H1B Visa

In 2019, General Assembly applied for 3 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

General Assembly has a total of 365 employees

3
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (3 out of 3)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 3)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 3)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 3)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at General Assembly

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45%

General Assembly currently ranks in the Bottom 45% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at General Assembly

Top
40%

General Assembly currently ranks in the Top 40% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
32%Promoters
33%Passives
35%Detractors

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Mission, Vision, & Values

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General Assembly Culture At a Glance

General Assembly has 365 employees. 65 employees at General Assembly have reviewed General Assembly 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 65 General Assembly employees give their leadership a grade of B-, or Top 40% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at General Assembly are generally satisfied with their total compensation at General Assembly, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at General Assembly are pleased with their team. 65 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at General Assembly are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at General Assembly believe the environment at General Assembly is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at General Assembly is comfortably fast. About 62% of the employees at General Assembly work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at General Assembly are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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