NUVI Reviews

Culture, Benefits, & Tips I worked for Nuvi prior to, and through, the summer 2018 acquisition when it was formerly called “Brickfish” and was an office of about 15-25 people in downtown Chicago. I was an Account Manager up until my position became unnecessary (All Chicago clients were lost) and I was told that I was going to now be a Client Success Manager for Nuvi. I suppose it beat being laid off like many of my coworkers. Now, there are very few Chicago employees remaining as most of us decided to jump off a sinking ship. There are more acquisitions to come, as the CEO has been buying company after company, and if the integration of these additional businesses is anything like it was with Brickfish + NUVI – I am sorry for employees at the acquired companies. In order to be more helpful to prospective employees, I’ve categorized my feedback below. Culture: Brickfish had major culture issues prior to the Nuvi acquisition. One of the best examples I can think of is when it was the CEO’s birthday. Mind you, no one else’s birthday was ever acknowledged by the company. But on the day of the CEO’s birthday our VP, who acts as a sort of watchdog for the CEO and has no real obligations within the business, had every employee file into the large conference room. He then got the CEO to come into the room as everyone sang Happy Birthday, cut cake, and listened to a short acknowledgement from the boss in which he thanked everyone for their work and for the birthday cake. Yes, it was as cringe-worthy as it sounds because like I said – no one else’s birthday was ever acknowledged at the company. Marriages? Not acknowledged. Pregnant? Not acknowledged. Well, to be fair, one employee got pregnant and many of us wondered when a baby shower would be held. The few of us who brought this up to the VP were advised “not to do anything for her” because “the CEO didn’t want us to”. In the end, we did have a cake and small acknowledgement as the CEO was never in the office and we found the whole situation to be childish and immature. I won’t get into the details as to what ended up happening with this employee, but let’s just say that partway into her maternity leave an older man was hired and began working out of her office. From what we have heard, she was looking to return to work from her maternity leave and has been ghosted by the CEO for several months. These examples accurately frame the mentality around how this company works. It is the CEO’s company, and we are all just replaceable employees that do not matter in the long run. There are a few employees that are known to be “protected” as they have had repeatedly done things that would warrant an immediate termination at any real company. I say real company because since Day 1 at this dumpster fire I knew that this was a façade, a place that attempts to convince new college graduates that this is how companies and the real world work! Anyway, some of the offenses that should’ve warranted termination include signing a fellow colleague up for the NRA (National Rifle Association) as a way to “make a point”, stealing credit card information, and consistently leaving the office for breaks to smoke blunts throughout every single day. Oh, and a lot of sexual harassment. Like, a lot. Benefits: In 2018 employees had 20 days of PTO which includes all – (Vacation, Personal Time, Sick Days). In 2019 employees had 16 days of PTO. It is near unheard of for an employee’s PTO time to decrease over time. On the contrary, it’s more common for it to increase. 2018 – Insurance was Blue Cross Blue Shield and my standard doctor’s appointment (including labs/bloodwork) cost me about $50 out of pocket. 2019 – Insurance was “Covenant” – something out of Utah – and my standard doctor’s appointment (including labs/bloodwork) cost me about $360 out of pocket. Don’t even ask about the Dentist. The company handbook mentions a 401k plan that was new as of 2019. 6 months of the year rolled by and I was still unable to enroll in any such plan. Don’t even think about a company match – there’s not even a 401k for personal contributions! Work From Home days are counted as PTO. AKA, there are no WFH days. Tips: Don’t work here. Whether it be in Chicago or Lehi - you will regret it, and fast. There’s no Human Resources. You have no one to go to about problems besides those causing them (Hint: this is on purpose). There is no onboarding or training. You shadow other employees and eventually just get thrown into things. Works for some, but not for all. ANY positive reviews on this page of the Brickfish page are fraudulent – it’s easy to see but if you haven’t caught on yet…well catch up. Keep looking for jobs.