Great Co-Workers But Low Pay - API FareHarbor Employee Review

2.0
Apr 27, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The best co-workers I have ever had any job, by a country mile. Pretty solid and above-average quality software that is better than the rest of the industry.

Cons

The reason I am giving two stars instead of negative fifty is because of the amazing co-workers I had. I also enjoyed the time spent with my team, in particular. 

The misgivings I have about working at FH is mostly management and pay. I cannot speak for every department, but my manager was particularly inept at setting reasonable metrics and for giving us praise. 

I did not hear word one about big wins, innovations, or process improvements I contributed, or my steadfast work ethic. Instead, my manager took time out of my day to highlight extremely minuscule and inconsequential mistakes that, in most cases, weren't mistakes at all.

 My mental health and wellbeing suffered a drastic setback during my time at FH, due to this. The incredible, funny, and talented co-workers whom I met helped mitigate the circumstances, but ultimately I had to leave due to well below-average industry wages, an incompetent manager, and a culture of counterintuitive bureaucratic perfectionism. 

 A wise mentor and extremely successful businessman I knew, warned me about any company, brand, or organization, where the “Death By Meeting” phenomenon was prevalent. Unfortunately, this is very much the soup du jour at Fareharbor. 

You can expect countless 1-on-1’s with your manager, team lead, the ghost of Rodney Dangerfield, etc. where nothing of consequence is ever discussed outside of the weather. It is a terribly inefficient waste of time and resources and the operational equivalent of eating wood chips. But hey, life is short and we'll all be worm-food someday. I don't wish ill upon anyone.

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FareHarbor Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write this review! At FareHarbor we believe our strength lies in our people, and we’re happy to hear that you enjoyed working with your colleagues. We appreciate your constructive feedback and definitely hear you. In the last year, we have put an emphasis on providing tools, trainings, and resources for our managers to be as effective and well-prepared as possible, including but not limited to assessing employee performance and career progression in an objective manner. We’re very sorry to hear that you feel as if your mental health endured a setback. Our employee’s health, both physical and mental, are top priority to us which is why we have worked to create a safe environment where employees can share their thoughts and feelings so we can in-turn provide the best possible support. Again, thank you for providing us with your input. If you have any further questions, concerns or feedback to share, please feel free to reach out to us directly at hr.us@fareharbor.com and we would be more than happy to set-up a conversation with you. Best of luck with your endeavors!

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