Major diversity issues / low pay - Anonymous employee Rover.com Employee Review

2.0
May 29, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* Dogs. Obviously a positive to working at Rover. You feel a sense of connection with the mission and the brand is really popular. * Some amazing, kind-hearted colleagues. * CEO and COO are inspiring and mission-driven.

Cons

* African-American and LGBT employees were seemingly impacted more than others. In my time, the majority of African-American employees in tech roles (already a very low number) were terminated or left the company. HR leadership appeared insensitive and cynical about concerns brought by transgender employees. There is no visible passion for diversity and inclusion in the day to day working of the company. * Culture has gone downhill rapidly. The company changed vacation to "unlimited", but management denies requests and still restricts usage. The change seems to be an accounting maneuver that restricts folks from carrying over time. * Pay is crazy low. They are secretive about salary data and tell employees who have concerns that they must not believe in the value of equity. The benefits are also well below competitors.

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Cons

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Pros

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