PODFather reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(12 total reviews)
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Colin McCreadie

69% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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12 reviews
5.0
Nov 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible benefits including mental health support and long term sickness benefits. Most supportive employer I've ever worked with. I'll miss working with them.

Cons

A fear reinventing their product may be holding them back from taking the lead.

5.0
Nov 26, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

PODFather provides an incredible environment for those that are ready to take responsibility, push themselves and learn new skills. Company culture is relaxed and staff are focused on the goal at hand. Team Culture is growing and everybody is pulling together. Generous directors treat you like family, never shy to give a helpful hand. Tech provided to staff is given on personal preference (2 monitors, Laptop, the works!) Not just your typical beer fridge, staff get a say in what they bring in, Dr Pepper? Pepsi with Cheery!? Fruit, Gin, WKD?! ... You name it, they will accommodate. Work from home culture/Flexy hours. Core hours are 10:00-16:00. Is it a Pro that the business hasn't yet hit its potential? So much possibility joining this company right now, get involved, get your hands dirty and it will pay off.

Cons

Business still needs to say "Yes" to custom work, this can take focus away from Product Improvement, but understand this has gotten far better in the last 6 months. Public (to the business) roadmap not available, *again, we understand this is in development. Extra hours needed every now and then, but pays off with respect and appreciation from the further business.

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PODFather Response
6y
Thanks for taking the time to write this review and for the excellent comments.
5.0
May 29, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The staff is treated well, both as employees and as individuals. The mental and physical health of all the staff is of very high priority and support is given above and beyond what is required by law or contract. A large amount of effort is put into making PODFather have a good working environment (unlimited ice cream, tea, coffee, fizzy drink, chocolate, peanuts, fruit and social events with food paid by the company). Very low power distance in the company means that anyone can go talk with anyone else, this includes the directors of the company that has an open door policy. The company allows for vertical movement, previous examples are developer -> sales, developer -> account manager & developer -> manager.

Cons

Still stuffers under technical debt accrued over the past decade. Grown faster than structures to cope with the growth, meaning that there is sometimes a lack of control; a concerted effort has already been started to deal with this though. The experience level of developers is relatively low due to fast growth and fierce competition for experienced developers in Edinburgh.

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PODFather Response
7y
Great review and your comments mean a lot. What 19 year old tech company doesn't have some technical debt? Modernising this is all part of the fun.
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