going downhill very fast - Anonymous employee Evolve Employee Review

2.0
May 22, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

My manager was incredible, lots of nice people work here. Good benefits. Great DEIB initiatives! The leader of DEIB was incredible, they do so much to make employees feel seen and included. In my particular role I had a great work/life balance.

Cons

Evolve was amazing when I first started... So much growth, so many amazing people, so much opportunity. But it has very quickly turned toxic and frankly, the company is seriously struggling. They have lost so many incredibly talented employees either from laying them off or from the employees quitting (because the workplace is so effing toxic!) This company has the absolute worst leadership. The CEO is a nice guy and I have nothing bad to say about him, but the rest of the leadership team is actually so horrific. There is so much blatant favoritism. They talk about a culture of COHAD and openness, but when you share your concerns or issues they are swept under the rug if you are not one of the 'popular' people. The amount of favoritism and 'clicks' at this company is beyond belief. One of the people on leadership, who I won't name, complains constantly about every single little thing and nitpicks every little thing as well. Incredibly stubborn, rude, stuck in her ways, and had zero respect for my team. Also... they complained about having no money and then hired 6 senior managers, who have no one to manage?? Evolve hired a senior leader in 2022 who is legitimately a tyrant. Incredibly entitled, rude, micromanager. A few short months after she was hired, her entire team quit. The teammates expressed their concerns, nothing was changed. Sooo... naturally the entire team quit. The senior leader got to stay. And then... Evolve hired 6 more senior managers in the same department... no clue who they are managing because they legitimately have no one to manage. The entire team is gone. .....??? Also, the company recently spent THOUSANDS of dollars on an Owner Growth conference where they flew everyone out to Denver HQ, had an all expenses paid night out to Lucky Strike in Denver, and everyone received extremely expensive gifts and catering. But then a few weeks later? They laid off 14% of their company because "the economy is so tough we aren't making any money we can't afford to keep you". ???? Cool. Priorities I guess. DO NOT WORK HERE. Doesn't matter what other people are telling you, what you read on the website, what they preach to you over the phone or during the interview process.... take it from me as someone who saw the negative reviews and ignored them... don't do it. Not to mention... they horribly underpay people unless you are in a senior position or LT member. It's disgusting. You are much better off somewhere else!

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Evolve Response
3y
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to learn of your appreciation for the DEIB initiatives. Our team has worked hard to build this program and we are glad to hear it has been impactful for you. We’re saddened to hear your feedback regarding your overall experience here. Finding and training effective leaders is a top priority for us and we will continue to focus heavily on ensuring our managers are prepared to set their teams up for success. We did want to offer clarity on the team building event you mentioned – we believe it’s important to show gratitude to our teammates and give them the opportunity to make connections and celebrate their wins. We will continue to be critical of our spending as a business and we view the Evolver experience as a priority. Thank you again for taking the time to leave a review. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

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