Workplace Warning: Stay Clear for Your Sanity - Anonymous ShipperHQ Employee Review

1.0
May 13, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Half-day Fridays are a great perk, however they're always in jeopardy of being taken away on a whim.

Cons

Working at ShipperHQ is like being in a reality show where the prize is keeping your job, and the biggest twist is what your job will be that day—because job descriptions are less like roles and more like daily specials on a diner menu. The CEO? She's like a game of hot potato meets Whac-A-Mole—continually passing responsibilities around, with everyone hoping not to be the one who gets hit when the music stops. The CEO thinks strategic management is just a fancy term for playing Tetris with employees' desks and work schedules. She changes company goals and processes more often than a chameleon changes colors—leaving everyone scrambling to keep up with her erratic decisions. Progress in this company seems to hinge less on professional merit and more on one's willingness to constantly say 'yes' and participate in frequent after-hours social “activities''. If you're not keen on blending socializing with career advancement, this might not be the environment for you. I wouldn't recommend this company to my worst enemy. It's less like a job and more like a game of dodgeball, where your mental health is perpetually the target. Honestly, the only thing more unpredictable than your job security at ShipperHQ is trying to guess what mood the CEO will be in each morning. The CEO’s constant micromanaging keeps everyone on edge, turnover is extremely high, and it seems like she may not fully understand how to effectively run a company.

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5.0
Apr 17, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to learn. You are expected to know your role but there’s an understanding that everyone has opportunity to learn, whether that’s within the role you are in or in other areas of the business. The majority of the staff are willing to go beyond their duties to help and there are very few that are here to just do the 9-5 and be siloed.

Cons

The only downside really is that we can’t have the entire team in one location more frequently. It’s understandable when you have staff in several countries but it’s always a positive when you get the team in one place.

4
1.0
Oct 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Honestly the people here are awesome and way too good for the nonsense they deal with. Everyone is just doing their best to survive. Half day Fridays are nice when they don’t get yanked away as punishment.

Cons

This place would actually be solid if not for the CEO Jo. Or as I call her: Jo-nado. Shes unpredictable. Loud. Volatile. You never know when something is going to set her off but when it does, watch out! She’ll go from 0 to 100 before you’ve had your first cup of coffee with emotional outbursts and complete chaos. My survival plan:. Avoid eye contact. Dont make sudden movements. Stay still, maybe she won’t notice you. Think Jurassic Park except this T-Rex has rage issues and the memory of a goldfish. When she finally spots you, game over! She’ll start firing off random questions that make zero sense and before you know it, you’re her new target. Everything you’re doing is now wrong even when you’re literally doing exactly what she told you to do. At this point, I just nod, pretend to take notes and wait for the storm to hit another department. I swear Jo is allergic to consistency or something. You cant win with her because she is not wired like a normal human. Its like the logical part of her brain got fried and it now runs on chaos and misplaced confidence. Thats why I turned her into Jo-nado in my head. Shes just a destructive force coming through that you have to try to avoid and not let her bring you down. Otherwise you’ll lose your sanity faster than your half day Fridays.

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