Look elsewhere - Frontend Developer Velir Studios Employee Review

1.0
May 15, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Worked with some talented developers - Pretty diverse workplace

Cons

- Horrible management and organization. The company is constantly going through "restructuring". Management will spend months telling you that you're doing great and that you will move up in the company only to then let you go. - The company has been getting outbid on contracts due to over charging. This coupled with the fact they acquired another company in 2023 leads me to believe that they are not able to properly manage funds and resources so rather than fix that they decide to lay off staff (roughly 5%), that have done nothing but give 100%. - Constantly shifting priorities. Nobody seems to know what is going on and processes differ between projects. There are no core development processes to speak of which makes work needlessly difficult. - Essentially no feedback or review cycle. I was told for a year that the company was "working on it" yet nothing ever came of it. Not that it matters, when you do receive feedback management will tell you that you're doing great and then let you go anyways. - No room for growth in the company. The company even admits that the development team is too top heavy and they also refuse to hire more junior team members. This leaves zero room for growth. - Far too many meetings. There are some days where I would have so many meetings that I would end up with only a handful of hours to do actual work. - As an extra bonus when layoffs did occur I was threatened. I was told to not say anything negative about the company either written or verbally, otherwise financial action would be taken. This. Is. Illegal.

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Velir has a strong supportive work culture. We are finding our voice in the echo system and committed to delivering exceptional work to Clients. This job is not one you just clock out and not think about, it’s the one you wake ,up excited to tackle the next adventure and see what you can attribute to the team! The support we all have for one another is amazing and the way we all roll our sleeves up together is what I have been looking for in a company for a long time.

Cons

Our calendars definitely have quite a bit of meetings daily but we are working as a team to find ways to minimize these and allocate ways to support one another.

4.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team and management, remote environment where they make an effort to communicate well

Cons

No opportunities to grow especially as AI has increased. No promotions or raises regardless of great output

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