Poached me away from a competitor by offering a strong promotion, laid me (and my whole team) off a week after starting - Lead Software Engineer Gap Employee Review

1.0
Nov 16, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

There are no pros for this company. My experience was very short lived but it was an awful experience. My leader for orientation was on vacation and they didn't have a backup. My manager was on paternity leave and left no instructions. Upper management cut my project on my third day, then laid everyone off that week. I quit my dream job to accept their offer because they promised the new initiative was a sure thing with management backing and would last years, with a promotion to director expected within 12 months. I should have trusted my gut.

Cons

Very unfriendly employees, everyone seemed very stressed out. Several people I met quit during the five days I worked there. CEO resigned the day I was laid off. At my exit interview, my manager told me he would be leaving too, as well.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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