If you are looking for an exciting early stage startup, look elsewhere - Operations Jobox Employee Review

2.0
11 Sept 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice equipment (Mac laptops, AirPods), good snacks, a few talented people (though most were either laid off or quit in the last month or two), a strong engineering co-founder who has built a strong product

Cons

Extremely political- your likelihood to succeed at Jobox is solely based on how well liked you are by one of the two Israeli co-founders (instead of how good you are at your job or leading a team), you will constantly hear Hebrew in the office between the CEO and other Hebrew-speaking employees so it is normal for employees to feel like outsiders, management remaining after layoffs lacks basic skills needed to grow the business and attract A-grade talent, super secretive leadership team, non-engineering leadership has excessive spending habits (examples include super expensive offsite at luxury hotels like the Carmel Valley Ranch, multiple mid-year company parties, sales reps with company paid cars and apartments), lack of accountability for achieving OKRs - most of the team that actually achieved their OKRs got laid off, most non-engineering employees lack basic technical skills like excel or sql, no data used to make decisions, just laid off 30% of the company for what was claimed to be a massive slow down in business due to COVID, no clear mission or strategy to accomplish the mission (if you are trying to set the company up for a sale - just be honest), core values that aren’t actually upheld by leadership, unexciting growth and increasing business risks that management ignores. Investors that are still interested in Jobox should do some research into how their $$ will be used.

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5.0
14 June 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of interesting work and opportunities to build skills

Cons

Startup, still building culture and many time zones

5.0
21 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Opportunity to work cross-functionally across teams everyday - Department heads want to hear employee input and seek it out - Startup environment where everyone has an equal chance to contribute to process improvements - Great diversity across the company - Company is not run based on political correctness, which I appreciate - Jobox Users are service technicians across the country, and not your typical "silicon valley" types, which is completely refreshing and inspiring! - Leaders and coworkers that truly care about one another and encourage you to be yourself - Professionalism is expected no matter what your job title

Cons

Working remotely for a startup is challenging because a lot of processes are new, or not in place yet, and it's sometimes hard to get quick input/answers - but that is NO FAULT of Jobox! It's just the sign of the Covid19 times.

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