Toxic Culture; Many Broken Promises - Sales Development Analyst Axiom Law Employee Review

1.0
Jan 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good enough to prevent you from quitting after the first month. Great camaraderie between the fellow SDRs/BDRs

Cons

Axiom's main selling point to prospective employees is it's amazing culture and uniquely valuable product - this is a bald-faced lie. Axiom lied to Ivy League and top Liberal Arts school grads during the hiring process about what the job actually entails (cold-calling). Day 1 of the job made it clear we had been duped. Analysts are treated like a Kindergarten class, forced to stay in the office until arbitrarily late hours and are publicly reprimanded if they leave a minute early. The constant belitting and lack of challenging and/or engaging tasks destroyed many teammate's confidence in the earliest years of their career. There are absolutely zero learning or career growth opportunites. Promotions are promised and taken away. Real promotions are only for those who threaten to quit repeatedly or focus on politics instead of productivity. There is a bizarre obsession with Slack shoutouts and long winded congratulatory posts, the goal of which seems to be to maintain the facade of success and high morale. Direct and upper management is a circus of politics, innapropriate actions and relationships, and pure ineptitude. Examples include 360 Feedback made non-anonymous after the fact, getting yelled at in conference rooms, and numerous complaints to HR. The product is nothing more than an expensive staffing model (with zero tech offerings) that pretends to be diverse only when it will increase sales. There is a shameful lack of diversity across the company.

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Pros

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Axiom Law Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your experience with Axiom didn’t meet your expectations. We know consistency of engagements and compensation matter, and that experiences can vary depending on practice area, specialization, and client demand. Our model is built to give experienced Legal Talent access to flexible opportunities across a broad range of clients and practice areas. Through ongoing career conversations and regular check ins, our Talent Success team works to understand each person’s experience, strengths, and career goals, so they can make thoughtful matches as client needs evolve. We appreciate you sharing your perspective. If you’d like to discuss your experience further, please reach out to us at answers@axiomlaw.com.
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