Used to be great but they run good people out - Engineering Leader Own Company Employee Review

1.0
Oct 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good people, they portray greatness. Finally gaining the courage to leave as the grass is greener and this is not the “norm”

Cons

Executive leadership doesn’t know how to lead and shifts direction like they change clothes. Work culture is toxic at best where everyone is talking behind your back. They ran off great VPs and upper management just because they questioned the norm. The CEO had (may still have) a very personal relationship which ruined his marriage. They don’t live the values they have. Transparency gets you a ticket out the door! Other Execs are followers and don’t have many unique ideas. Ask how many patents they have from enigineering. Ask what a name change will do (as they try to change the image of the company but not address root issues). Why is attrition so high (don’t let them tell you they are “non regrettable”…they manipulate these numbers. Ask about the partner strategy they have been working on for 3+ years. Ask about the execution of sales, inside sales (they ran off a great leader there a while back). Why are they desperate for additional funds? Why were they only offered around $5/share when the executive team said two years ago they were around $20? They can’t survive in their own and think they will need to “partner” with someone else and get new senior leadership.

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Own Company Response
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Everyone on our team, from managers to executives, really cares about our company's values, organizational health, and success. Our accomplishments are proof of this. We've won various awards, including being certified as a Great Place to Work, named a Fortune Best in Technology Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, a Fortune Best Medium Workplace, a Best Workplace New York company, a Most Loved Workplace, a Top 100 Best Workplaces Built In NYC, and a Forbes Cloud 100 company. And those are just the beginning as we continue to remain nimble and evolve our organization for scale and continued success.

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