Startup, trying to redefine itself. - Anonymous employee Aitia Employee Review

2.0
Apr 20, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The culture is reasonable, and there is a lot of smart very knowledgeable people there. IT team is very strong. CFO is a great guy, same can be said about majority of company leadership. They work hard and know their subject matter areas very well. The pay and benefits are good.

Cons

I would have to agree with another reviewer - CEO is the weakest link in company leadership. He is not well organized, does not have a good staffing plan and is not good with planning in general. He comes across as arrogant and condescending. Turnover rate is pretty high. Company hires a number of people for various roles, including management. Sometimes after months of trying to fill a position and finding the right people they get hired, only to be laid off a few months later. This happened recently to 1 VP and 2 Directors. I'm not even talking about executive assistants, I think there has been like 6+ of them in the last few months, they tend to stay under a month each. New office space on Broadway is on the small side, there is a lack of conference rooms and restroom facilities. If you are a male - be ready to stand in line to use the toilet on a regular basis. Transparency is lacking, until very recently there was not even a company org chart published. So if you are a research scientist - this may be a good place to work, but for supporting roles, especially management - I would recommend avoiding this company.

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Aitia Response
6y
Thank you for your input, we appreciate your feedback. Thank you for recognizing the positive cultural aspects of GNS and the intelligent team of people who work here. As a company redefines itself, leadership is often faced with difficult decisions. Many times, this can cause employees to feel uninformed. However, we do our best to communicate as much as possible through frequent company-wide meetings, and by answering any employee questions and concerns in a clear and transparent way. Thanks again for your feedback. We wish you luck in your future endeavors.

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Pros

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Cons

Other people may have strong opinions, but I do not have any cons and left just to gain further experience in a new type of market.

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Aitia Response
8mo
Thank you for the kind words and we wish you luck on your new position.
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Cons

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