Only work here if you are a white European - Anonymous employee Pivot Employee Review

1.0
27 July 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It isn't sustainable over a long period of time, but may be perfect for contracted or freelance workers. You have access to a number of high profile people in the fashion industry.

Cons

This company is the epitome of tone deaf. You will have to simultaneously do five different jobs that you didn't even sign up for with barely the pay of one job and that is just expected. You have to negotiate out a non-compete clause while management also won't pay you enough to sustain just having their one job. Will then make comments about how stressful it must be to maintain multiple streams of income without doing anything to remedy the situation. They micromanage while also giving no type of direction to the work needed to be done. You will be told to find your own projects, and then accosted when you don't effectively find enough work to do for yourself. At one point there was an effective line of communication, but that dwindled quickly after company expansion and then cleaning house of that expansion. This leads to continuous misinformation or misunderstandings. The leadership team doesn't cohesively communicate with one another, so there is always something missing when it makes its way down. They expect you to work 6 days a week, while only getting paid for a 5 day/40 hour per week salary (which again, already isn't enough). The "flexible" work environment isn't as flexible as it may seem, since you are on meetings throughout 60-70% of your day while also having to upkeep the everyday maintenance of the job at hand. Additionally, if you are a person of color, you will be the go to educator on any and all cultural relations or become a panderer to your white colleagues, since the all white Russian employment don't educate themselves on race relations even though they are a US facing company, so pick your poison. Finally, you are required to be on camera for every single call. They think it creates more of a connection between peers, but there is a clear divide in dynamics, understanding, and language, so it is pointless. Don't ask for a raise because there isn't room for growth within the company as everyone is just doing everything and you'll be met with excuses. To reiterate, as you can see in other reviews that aren't asked of by management to submit by current employees to offset the truth of the situation, that the pay is average at best, with no benefits since it is a foreign based company, unrealistic workload, and little to no communication from upper management.

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5.0
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Pros

- very creative multicultural team - flexibility in everything - fully remote - interesting projects, never routine

Cons

- time difference between the team mates

5.0
8 Apr 2022
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Pros

The team is truly committed to creating exceptional learning experiences for learners and looking for ways to add value to the learning experience. The leadership team is focused on student outcomes and passionate about helping learners begin to earn a living working in fashion and are genuinely focused on creating a valuable learning experience with real takeaways that learners can implement immediately. From a staff perspective, the leadership team is committed to open, honest communication and creating a fun work environment. Staff members are encouraged to take time off to make sure that they are taking care of themselves and their families, friends and other outside interest. There are some really exciting things on the horizon that will make being a member of the Pivot community even more valuable and that is something that is exciting to be a part of.

Cons

The company is small, so like any startup change is going to be constant. This isn't really a con, but something to be noted for anyone that is interested in working for a startup. Being agile, adaptable, and comfortable charting a course for something brand new is all part of the experience in working for progressive companies.

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