Great people, poor leadership and not much work being done - IT Systems Engineer Evolve Employee Review

2.0
Nov 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I worked for Evolve for 11 months and was included in staff reduction layoffs. I felt like my director and manager cared about my well-being and work. Decent opportunity to learn new skills. My pay was competitive

Cons

I worked in IT and after coming from a company that was higher growth in a shorter period of time I felt like a lot of people working here just pushed sand. Projects were constantly pushed back or barely completed because external business units can't make decisions. I also felt like the notice given by the CEO regarding layoffs came off terrible. He made it sound like he climbed to the top of a mountain and mediated then decided to let me go which has slowly been eating away my savings and sense of security. I would have preferred to hear that decisions he made with his upper management team didn't pan out. It just really sucked and they've done this multiple times over the years.

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Evolve Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that you experienced care for your wellbeing within your team and your relationships with your leaders. We sincerely appreciate your feedback regarding how the recent RIF was communicated and have shared your thoughts with the appropriate team members to ensure we are continuing to find opportunities to improve our processes. We value the time you dedicated to the Evolve team and wish you the very best as you move forward.

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Pros

the actual job is really easy, and not too many calls

Cons

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Evolve Response
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Thanks for sharing your experience, and we're glad you enjoyed your role as a VRA. This team plays a crucial role in delivering for our owners and guests. We hold high expectations for all teams and wouldn't characterize VRA work as easy, but we do hope it's always manageable and allows Evolvers to thrive within and outside of Evolve.
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Pros

Wonderful teammates that quickly become the only reason you stick with Evolve, outside of a steady paycheck.

Cons

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Evolve Response
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We're glad the relationships you built with Evolvers were meaningful. Evolve is a high-performance, high-accountability environment, and we own that. When expectations aren't being met, we address it directly. If there are specific concerns about how your departure was handled, we want to hear them—please reach out to people@evolve.com.
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