Was Good and now Sinking Ship - Anonymous employee OneCare Media Employee Review

1.0
27 June 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There was a lot I enjoyed while working at OneCare: - I gained a lot of technical knowledge and got to pursue quarterly goals that furthered my career and helped me obtain useful technical knowledge. - People were often helpful to solve challenging technical issues and when we made mistakes we learned from them and changed our processes for the better. - My managers were fair and helped me grow.

Cons

About 40 employees out of 110 were laid off suddenly in early June 2023 without warning. This was executed by the CEO giving a 2-minute Zoom call, then emails were sent to OneCare work emails, and about 15 minutes later all work services (including work emails) were deactivated. I definitely feel the company lied by omission and wasn't honest about the bad financial place they were in. They laid off many people in the IT Team but retained most or all third-party contractors from South America. From that, they appear to believe that they can have foreign workers do a lot of the job of the IT Team as they as less expensive than American workers. If I was an American worker considering working an offer OneCare, I'd run away quickly. You never know when OneCare will lay you off in the future as well.

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5.0
25 Sept 2023
Anonymous contractor
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Pros

Writers were given intensive and detailed feedback to help train them.

Cons

Sporadic and variable nature of work assignments.

1.0
8 June 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

To be frank, I had a great time working at OneCare Media while I was there. My direct supervisor was supportive and offered many opportunities for career growth. The cross-functional collaboration with other teams was also enjoyable since the people here are humble and kind. Benefits and perks and compensation were fair or above average across the board, which was refreshing to see in a mid-size VC-backed company.

Cons

After pushing the company values on employees ad nauseam (including “It’s About Community”), the sudden mass reduction-in-force came as a real slap in the face. Specifically the way it was executed: a single 2-minute call with the CEO followed by an email and all accounts being promptly deactivated 15 minutes thereafter. No exit interviews; no face-to-face condolences as a common courtesy; not even enough time to say goodbyes. In the last all-hands one month prior, senior leadership presented a slight pullback/shortfall in revenue targets but brushed it off as a non-issue. To misrepresent something which clearly ended up having a major impact seems beyond dishonest and unfair to the people who poured effort into the company for so long.

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