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General Assembly

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A rapid downhill that seems to only be getting worse - Anonymous employee General Assembly Employee Review

2.0
Jun 25, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Met some great, creative, hard-working people near the start of my tenure - Dog friendly - End of list

Cons

Every smart employee I know at GA is actively looking for a way out. The way this place is run is truly a joke: - Lifers who have been around from the start are rewarded even when their performance/contribution are near non-existent. Highly suspect some are still on payroll despite not playing a part in everyday operations whatsoever. - Senior management is one big echo chamber that doesn't listen to the concerns of those they manage (AKA the ones doing the hard work). - "HR" doesn't listen to employee concerns no matter how many times they hear the same complaint. GA's HR policy is "don't fix it if it doesn't get in the way of profit" — review cycles are sort of bogus and don't tie directly to promotions/raises. - In the quest to make money no matter what, GA does business with orgs/countries that have questionable morals. - No one respects the CEO; the CEO doesn't respect his employees. - During my time, seemed as though every month was another perk cut.

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