Bad management, lack of opportunity, backdoor reviews - Product & Engineering OfferUp Employee Review

1.0
Sep 23, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

ICs are mostly good people to work with.

Cons

- Management should have remained ICs - No concern for employee development - When you interview, they do backdoor reviews. i.e They reach out to your LinkedIn contacts without your permission thus outing that you are exploring options. (Before OfferUp tries to rebut, be aware that I still have communications from my contacts who told me about this when I was going through the interview process.) - The OfferUp principles are a joke. Management does not follow them consistently. - The company is struggling under the weight of an inflated valuation and now is trying to find ways to make things work.

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OfferUp Response
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Thank you for your feedback. While I can assure you that we heavily discourage managers from conducting backdoor references, we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. As for your other comments, we are heavily investing time and resources in career laddering, employee development and leadership training. I would encourage you to discuss career development options with your manager to learn what is available.

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