Great place to do the bare minimum - Anonymous employee Workiva Employee Review

3.0
15 Oct 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You could probably work a few hours a day and no one would notice (as long as you’re super nice to people). If you’re brand new to tech, this is an extra cushy landing spot because a very high concentration of sales and GTM people have never worked in software so they know as much as you do. Also accountability is pretty lax so you don’t even have to be a top performer to keep your job or get promoted.

Cons

If you’re a change maker or a serious tech person, just don’t bother. You will burn out or be run out. Workiva is a tech company HQed in Iowa that works on Lenovos. Innovation and rigor aren’t a thing.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Remote work and flexibility Size of company is great - not too big, not too small Great coworkers (aside from the leadership)

Cons

- Horrible psychological work environment. The senior leaders in my department were absolutely terrifying and incredibly nitpicky, rather than encouraging and supportive to their people. - Career growth is a joke at Workiva, and leaders make it clear by their actions (and at times, words) that it's not a priority. I remember sitting on a department call where my VP said, "Growth is not getting a promotion at Workiva," and the context in which she said it made it feel cold, patronizing, and disheartening. Departmental calls were often uncomfortable and totally deflating. - Extremely unrealistic and very subjective standards - No manager accountability - People constantly live in fear, but the work flexibility and "great place to work" facade keep employees stuck in a toxic loop - When they get the slightest whiff of unhappiness, they push you out. I've seen it time and time again (which then creates a toxic fear culture) - Constant gaslighting

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