Was great and then came the layoffs... - Anonymous employee Brightspeed Employee Review

3.0
Mar 16, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Was a great place with amazing work/life balance and good team members and 100% remote.

Cons

Too much favoritism. Managers bring in their friends and then they bring in their friends. I lost my job in 2023 due to layoffs, but was "coincidentally" replaced by my manager's friend from their old job. Some of the jobs of those who got laid off were even posted BEFORE our last day. So insulting. I'm sure this place will be bought out by Verizon and will fall apart eventually.

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