Sad story - Anonymous employee CareerBuilder Employee Review

1.0
Jun 3, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

CareerBuilder used to be a wonderful place to work. People, ideas, positive change, culture...all these things used to be prioritized...but not any more.

Cons

All that changed when they were acquired by private equity. Instead, all that is prioritized these days is profit, EBITDA, money, and minimized headcount. The culture is demeaning. There is no work life balance. There is no sense of culture. The products are not being invested in. The internal resources to help you succeed are being slashed. Everyone is trying to leave the organization to work at a place that puts people first and wants to see its employees grow, develop, create, adapt, learn, and scale. It is a terrifying place to work when you don't know how much longer your company or department will be around for. If you have any sense of being part of an organization that does the right thing because it's just the right thing to do to treat people fairly and with moral kindness, then please do not work here. Benefits have been downsized, teams and departments have been laid off, and any feeling of growth or a future has disappeared.

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