Reality Show Madness! - Anonymous employee Socialive Employee Review

1.0
22 Aug 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working with Fortune 500 clients and international on-site execution.

Cons

The leadership here was well versed in dark arts of fear, intimidation, irrational outbursts, and threats of termination. This was all done by design to show people who the big boss was. Most everyone has experienced a difficult manager or boss. This, however, was reality show crazy, a maniacal executive who actually gets a thrill from creating a hostile work environment. Managing by fear and working under constant threat of termination is only effective for a very brief period of time, at some point employees are not afraid of being fired. The daily work environment here was without exception the most unprofessional workplace I have ever experienced. I’ve never worked anywhere where it was acceptable for an executive to throw things across the room out of frustration. Quality leadership is the exact opposite of the way everything was done here. Telling employees in an open workspace, " everyone is replaceable but me", is not a way to motivate anyone, it only motivates people to run out the door. It was shocking to listen to an executive berate potential clients during sales demos and claim they were not knowledgeable simply for asking tough questions, or not being interest in the product. Do your research before accepting a position here and ask yourself, if this was a good place to work, why would the turnover be so high? There is a reason that the longest tenured employees work remotely 3000 miles away from the office.

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5.0
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Pros

Leadership and peers showcase great integrity in how they operate – with honesty and transparency. Product is incredibly strong and differentiated. Opportunity to be category leader. While it is a culture of hard work and grit, there is a great deal of collaboration and support I get from leaders that I have never experienced in any other role. There is a drive to WIN that ripples throughout the culture, and a focus on customer satisfaction and product innovation. C-suite are innovators who have been in the space for years and helping to create the new category.

Cons

The company is fully remote, so it is important to be able to work effectively and collaborate well in a virtual environment. Fast pace, and frequently integrating learnings in a quickly-evolving space that keep you on your toes. It is exciting, but also requires nimbleness and grit.

1.0
14 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At the time, rank and file employees were hardworking and good people, that wanted to give it all for the company, despite what was really transpiring in the business.

Cons

Socialive is your classic "Zombie" company. The company was really founded more than 15 years ago and was the result of 2 other failed startups. Missed the 2021 boat of high valuations and has been decelerating ever since. The company has little no ethical standards, very questionable practices because both the two Leaders that run the company have zero clue on what they are doing. The company is ran like a "mom and pop" and I would barely call it a tech startup; It's really a "start down" or a "run down." Most people that come to Socialive learn within the first 3 months start looking for new jobs or only hang on until they are able to find a new place.

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