Fluxx reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)
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Kristy Gannon

100% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Fluxx has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fluxx employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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40 reviews
3.0
Jul 18, 2024

Big Mixed Bag

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Pros

You will work with some of the smartest, most caring people you'll ever meet. Every team has people who know what they're doing and are open to working together to get things done. Several projects are done by a collaboration of different sides who all work together and get stuff done. The work/life balance is fine and is helped by the company being fully remote. There's flexible PTO so no need to accrue and you're generally actually able to take that PTO. The health benefits are all fine and standard but you'll be paying a good chunk out of pocket for dependents. The work itself is decent enough and if you're looking for a foot in the door for tech, you'll find enough to get yourself familiar with different aspects of the tech space and how they work. It's a mature company but still in startup mode so you'll likely find it to be a good learning experience without too much corporate fluff in the way.

Cons

The company still being in startup mode is often a source of the downsides. Despite how long the company has existed, it constantly feels like there isn't enough people to do what needs to be done, not enough resources to hire/keep people or use better tools, and sales basically drives the entire company from top to bottom. Product decisions are made based on deals more than need even when leadership says they're looking at ways to add to the product for mass adoption. There were projects that just got stuck unreleased because leadership pulled resources for items that would get a deal signed or show to a prospect. It was better than before from what I understand but the product is showing it's age and competitors are starting to surpass Fluxx. It used to be the top choice but there's so many others now and others that are rapidly evolving while Fluxx drips products and focuses on buzz items over core updates. In addition to trying to attract bigger and bigger customers to get bigger deals, Fluxx continues to take on projects it is not ready for. The most recent was one that they've tried to do a few times, have not succeeded at, but pinned a lot of the company's success on. It's clear that chasing growth and profit is important for the top but the inability to execute is going to cause more problems that employees end up shouldering more than anyone making the decisions. Every company needs to make money to keep people employed and the lights on but it doesn't seem like leadership at Fluxx knows how they're going to grow without stumbling. It seems like chasing deals like they are without focus on the core product will just keep leading to bad, insupportable deals. Fluxx also took several strides toward embracing DEI but recently laid off both of the people who were leading that team and leadership is still very much not reflective of the diverse staff and customer base that Fluxx has. It's something to watch for but it feels a lot like the company is using it to look good while not actually seeming to follow up on it. Even with the council leads, it was unclear what the council was supposedly doing to advance DEI. It often felt like the actual mission was to get acquired again since things are stagnating and it's getting to be clear that it's all hands on deck to save the ship mode.

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Fluxx Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are thrilled to hear that you find our team to be among the smartest and most caring people; your recognition of our talented team means a lot to us. At the same time, we are disappointed to hear about the challenges you experienced. This year, we have made major changes to how we plan for and staff projects to ensure they are well-supported and delivered on time. Additionally, we agree with you that taking care of our core product is important, which is why we are investing a significant amount of product and engineering effort to improve the core product - balanced with intentional, innovative product development to maintain our competitive edge. Finally, despite recent staff changes, we remain committed to advancing our DEI efforts - we are women-led, continue our staff training programs and continuously improve our hiring practices. We genuinely appreciate your insights and the thoughtfulness you’ve put into this review. If you’d like to provide further feedback, we would love to invite you to speak with our leadership team. If you are willing, please email us at people-ops@fluxxlabs.com.
2.0
Mar 12, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Remote working is really really balancing.

Cons

Managers need more professional training.

4.0
Jan 15, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The company culture is wonderful. People are collaborative, open, and genuinely committed to the company's mission of improving the way government and nonprofits do grant-making. Work/life balance is also amazing, and the fully-remote aspect is much appreciated (if you're into working from home)

Cons

Product direction is often beholden to demands from larger clients, and change can be slow. Fluxx is in the process of updating its aging tech stack, which is great, but it's going to be a long time before things are fully modernized, and legacy support will be a big part of any tech-adjacent role at the company. Compensation is very middle of the road, but the company is forthcoming about this and the mission, remote work and unlimited PTO come as tradeoffs.

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