STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE - VA Beach Corporate HQ - Anonymous DroneUp Employee Review

1.0
11 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay. But honestly MOST people are well overpaid at this company which contributes to it's financial downfall.

Cons

Many of the corporate HQ departments work fully remote, hybrid, and have flexible schedules while some don't, even being salaried. The finance team has employees that work from home but the rest of the team cannot and are required to report to the office each day. This company is unstable and had 2 layoffs 5 months apart. The leaders are dishonest and their spending and financial habits are awful. This is a good ole boys club and many of the execs and high level employees are friends. There is no room for growth and they just put their buddies and family members in positions they shouldn't be in. They had their AP team reporting to a procurement leader which is wildly wrong and completely against GAAP compliance. This company needs to be audited. Many of their business practices are second-rate. They lay-off and hire for the same positions. Their accounting is overcomplicated. The leaders are dictators and talk it but, don't walk it. This place has a few great people but overall, I would not seek employment here.

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