After almost 4 years, I left BlueVine due to a career pivot. However, I provided a two week notice, and even continued to provide consultations for the org after my departure (I still have access+my laptop!) I made every effort to leave the org in a positive note and make sure my team and leadership would be set up for success. But I felt undignified and disregarded as I departed the company.
In my experience, loyalty did not mean a whole lot to BlueVine. The company announced a profit sharing plan but with no details on disbursement dates for employees. Eventually these details came, albeit too late. Due to a 2 week difference between my departure and the first disbursement, I was told I was ineligible to receive anything. I thought that my time at BlueVine, and my contributions to the internal programs that made the profit sharing plan even possible, and the fact that I managed a team who enabled the company to rapidly scale during this period - I thought all of this would’ve warranted an exception.
As a start up I feel exceptions were made often, policies were broken and bent when the org needed something. Many policies I tried to put in place for my department and cross-functions were regularly broken and bent, cited as 'business needs'. But when it comes to rewarding employees for work they’ve already put in, exceptions are simply 'not possible'.
I left BlueVine due to a career trajectory change, but I worked super hard on my transition, finalizing new team member additions, and even interviewing prospective successors to my role. As mentioned earlier, I even continued to provide advice and the org even kept my access open + asked me to keep my laptop. As a show of good faith, I absolutely agreed to help out. Ultimately though, the ball was in BlueVine's court to determine if our relationship ended on a good note or a bad note, and I feel as though they chose to let it end on a bad note.
