massive technical debt; horrible experiment with Holocracy - Anonymous employee OpinionLab Employee Review

2.0
17 May 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

finally spending some of their VC funding new CEO is 100x better than old CEO Holocracy is dead. Toxic ring-leader gone Long-term contracts with big clients means this business will continue to do well in the near-term CEO has a good vision on how to scale the business

Cons

Wilmington office is just a huge mistake. Old CEO just wanted to live near his sale boat. Company culture not conducive to separate offices. Horrible experiment with Holocracy. This is ended at last The technical debt of their 'platform' is an astonishing mess. All development effort was spent on shiny new car without fixing the fundamental problems. The office layout is terrible. Work there long enough and you begin to get used to it though.

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Cons

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Pros

Flexible, relaxed atmosphere. I liked my co-workers and everyone for the most part was friendly. Easy commute via Metra from Chicago to Highland Park as it goes against rush hour traffic. It was great to be able to sit and relax on the Metra everyday and catch up on reading. Highland Park is a nice area.

Cons

No raises, and no career advancement or potential. Management plays "favorites" and it will be obvious but they don't care. No incentives to work harder and nothing to strive for - management has absolutely no understanding of this and wonders why people don't take initiative (there's no payback). Bogus benefit of stock options which will only be valuable if company is sold, yet owner has shown no sign or inclination of selling even though he is now semi-retired. Inconsistent bonus structure where some employees get bonuses every quarter yet others are told at the same time that there is no money for bonuses.

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