Negative "startup" mentality - Engineering Lead Varjo Employee Review

3.0
May 28, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people, super interesting work, great remote work possibilities

Cons

Upper management clueless. Illusion of open communication. Made out of "kingdoms", rarely aware of the common goals.

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Varjo Response
2y
Dear team member, Thank you for your honest feedback. We're pleased that you enjoy the people, work, and flexible remote opportunities here at Varjo. We acknowledge your concerns about management and communication. We're committed to addressing these issues and fostering better alignment and openness throughout the company. Thank you for your continued contributions and for helping us grow and improve. Best, Varjo

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Pros

Work life balance, including managers that come in for like four hours a day. Travel is fun and the team has a good energy to it. Finland HR is wonderful.

Cons

The company isn’t doing well at all. Management all knew each other before getting hired so there’s an inappropriate bias at that upper level. Desperate to hit an unattainable quota. People leave and the position doesn’t get replaced. Micromanaging of account executives. No career path because they can’t hire or need new headcount. Managers get title changes and promotions while the rest of the team struggles to get by since they never can hit quota. All the best employees in the US and Helsinki have left.

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Varjo Response
1y
Dear former colleague, thank you for sharing your feedback. We're very sorry to hear that your experience at Varjo wasn’t what it should have been and that you felt unsupported by your management. That’s not the kind of workplace we want to be. While we can’t change the past, we take this seriously and are always working to improve. We appreciate your time with us and wish you the best in whatever comes next. - The Varjo Team
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