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Urban Evolution

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Urban Evolution Reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(3 total reviews)

Salil Maniktahla / Malikah Lakhani

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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3 reviews
5.0
2 Oct 2024

Fair

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Friendly atmosphere, good team of staff

Cons

Not anything really, only worked for a short period

1.0
16 Mar 2016

Illegal, toxic environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you treat it like a volunteer gig that pays gas money, it's ok

Cons

UE has a number of sketchy, illegal, and downright toxic employment practices. From unpaid training and misclassification of employees, bait-and-switch when it comes to wage and benefits (the pay is insulting, but they don't tell you the wage until you finish their unpaid training. They get away with it because most employees are young and inexperienced - sadly, that included me too), to things that probably make their insurance invalid (like having students substitute teach classes, and allowing nearly infinite class sizes). Owners are (perhaps unintentionally) manipulative and demanding.

Urban Evolution Response
10y
Not sure what sort of "legalities" this clearly disgruntled ex-employee is referring to, but we do comply with employment law very scrupulously. We don't offer benefits like healthcare yet, so not sure what the reference to "bait-and-switch" could possibly mean. We DO offer competitive pay, and a tiered pay system that we do not hide at all: all employees come on board with a lower pay rate (which IS disclosed at the time of hire and not after the 60-day probationary period to see if they'll work out). Employees are eligible for raises based on achievement: earn a new certification, get a raise. It works for most of our employees quite well. Some people would rather just check in and sit at a desk, and that's not the kind of company we run, nor even the company we think most people would want to work at. And while it's true our workforce is on the younger side, we do NOT categorically allow student instructors to teach classes until they've completed their training. Again, we have a pretty strict set of policies on this. It wouldn't be in our own best interests to violate those policies, because why have a certification program at all then if uncertified instructors could teach classes? And thank you for at least acknowledging our success. It's not because we do or do not have an HR department. It's because we work very hard at what we do. As the owner, I have my suspicions about who wrote this, and therefore know *why*.
5.0
23 Sept 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work if you enjoy extreme sports/athletics. If you enjoy Parkour and Freerunning this is the place that you want to be. The company is growing at a fast pace and has a great system to expand.

Cons

If you don't like to be busy at all times and put in the extra effort then this isn't the place for you

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