Part of the excitement for working at a start-up is knowing that your late hours, hard-work, and open-mindedness may be rewarded with the chance to grow and learn at an exponential rate. However, the opportunity for growth and success in this organization is non-existent. Career growth that employees develop by trying new things and learning from their experiences is not possible at Lumity. In this job, there are only arbitrary tasks and goals. The only way to be “successful” is to be favored by someone on the leads team or to be Lumity’s “ideal employee” which is an individual that keeps their head down and suggestions to themselves.
The high employee churn rate is an indication of employee dissatisfaction. Taking a look at the last 5 months, I would estimate the employee turnover to be about 25%. The leads team may attribute the high rate to people that were “bad hires” or “not able to deal with the demands of a startup” but in my time here, I don't feel that any current employee or new hire ever expected a walk-in-the-park. Most employees, including myself, were quickly disheartened after realizing your real responsibilities are tedious, counterproductive, and any proposals or recommendations to improve the day-to-day operations are promptly shut down by management.
