Cronyism, underpaid - Product Owner Searchspring Employee Review

2.0
Oct 19, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Some of the best people I've had a chance to work alongside. The people on the front lines are very passionate about what they do and making a difference. * A genuinely interesting product * Great customer base who are highly responsive to giving feedback

Cons

* Lots of cronyism, hiring of friends over qualified candidates * Very poor handling of COVID vaccination/mask policies. Upper management never stopped coming into the office and never wore masks. They wouldn't even require unvaccinated people to wear masks in the office, which was well within HIPAA - when I pointed this out to them, they gave me a vague non-answer. * Very uncompetitive pay * There's a company value of "Open by default", however I was told too keep secrets, stop posting certain things, and even had my some of messages deleted. * No follow-through on promises of pay increases or performance review follow-ups * Atmosphere that encourages working nights and weekends

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Searchspring Response
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It is unfortunate that your employment ended with us, however, due to the nature of this review we found it necessary to correct some of the items that are factually incorrect. - We look forward to our employees referring people that they have worked with in the past. We certainly don't consider referrals cronyism. We also have an extensive hiring process designed to ensure we hire the most qualified candidates. A decision to hire is made by a diverse group of employees and not any single employee - COVID is a concern of all of our workers, that is why we follow all government regulations and recommendations around COVID vaccinations and mask use. The Denver office is a “vaccinated workplace” in following the City of Denver guidelines. - Fair, equal and equitable pay is important to us. We consistently review salaries and are proactive at resolving any discrepancies we come across. We value our people and want to make sure they are happy here. - Listening is the most important thing we do. We do this through quarterly surveys, we solicit feedback at monthly all-hands meetings, and leaders hold open and transparent ask-me-anything meetings. We make actionable plans from the responses and recommendations. - Transparency is paramount. We are not only “Open by Default”, but also do not tolerate publicly shaming people and our “Treat everyone with respect” prevails, messages would only be deleted in the interest of maintaining respect. We wish you nothing but the best in your future endeavors.

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