Started Great, Took A Real Downturn - Editor Valnet Inc. Employee Review

Working in person in NYC, regular NYC-based junket and red carpet opportunities, travel opportunities a la SXSW, creative freedom, encouraged creative pitches, viewed and treated as a leader, rewarded for hard work, transparent communication from direct bosses and corporate bosses, corporate values me and my team. That's a bullet point list, but to be more clear: I love working here. Love love LOVE. I've seen the ugly side of this industry and I am honored and privileged to be flolicking in the sunshine and rainbows that exists within Valnet. I stand on gratitude every day.

Salary is fair however it will need to be boosted by year's end - working lengthy weeks and NYC living expenses are piling up. I'm confident that my raise request will be met when the time comes as I regularly exceed expectations in my role, but I want it to be emphasized that the need for a higher salary comes down to living expenses (rent, food) as well as a desire to upgrade my wardrobe for work-based events (new suits). Additional income will be reinvested into my career, which is a benefit for all parties.

Can't think of any. Glad to be out of there.

I worked for a company that was acquired by Valnet/subsidiary. For 3 months after the acquisition we heard crickets from their leadership - no "we're glad to have you on board", no "we're looking forward to building great things together" - the usual bull you'd expect. 3 months in the CEO calls an all-hands and introduces the guy who's going to be "running" the business. More accurate would be "the guy who will be the CEO's puppet". This person has the business skills of a potato and zero experience or knowledge of how businesses like this succeed. Since he's been running the show *everything* is a priority, everything is a crisis - he fails to realize that when everything is a priority then nothing is. Result? Revenue has fallen off a cliff and leadership asks for whatever garbage it thinks will make it look good to the CEO (and it's all garbage, all window-dressing - there's no value being built). Talented (seriously talented) people were either fired or walked, content quality is in the crapper, and morale is about as low as you can imagine. Glad I got out when I did.