Toxic, cruel and callous - Anonymous employee Stoel Rives Employee Review

1.0
Oct 26, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

None that I can think of. A paycheck?

Cons

Utterly stressful and toxic environment for staff. Firm talks a good game about transparency and inclusiveness, but is all for show. Upper management and mission statements change with the wind. Firm recently laid off many of its most senior and loyal staff members, then immediately boasted about its "modernity" in a press release to attract clients (while making rich partners even richer). Soulless.

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Cons

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Pros

Relatively good pay Strong companywide culture

Cons

Note: Cons apply to the editorial team, rather than the entire company. Lackluster onboarding Poor training with insufficient mentoring Inconsistent application of editorial standards and methods that are more concerned with not offending attorneys than with actually making documents better Ignorance of/disregard for basic rules of grammar Forced employees across the country to work on Pacific Time Gaslighting Belittling of previous experience, a general attitude of condescension Criticism of employees in front of other employees Lack of preparedness for meetings and instructional sessions

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