Not a professional company - Anonymous employee Populous Employee Review

1.0
Feb 10, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great holiday parties, good health insurance

Cons

Lack of professionalism among leadership. Favoritism is obvious and if you're a favorite prepare to a less than great experience. Long hours with no overtime. They often underestimate the time and staff needed to complete projects. Lack of industry knowledge from employees. Staffing is nonexistent - they want you to act as an independent contractor and find your projects yourself. Offices outside of Kansas City are satellite offices so you must travel to KC often to move up within the company. Terrible expense policy where you foot the bill for the company (for flights, hotels, food, etc.) and they take months to repay expenses. HR has had a plethora of racist allegations brought against them.

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Pros

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Cons

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