1. Lack of transparency: When I worked here, I asked several different people at varying levels what the overall goal and future of Healthgrades was. Each time I got a different answer. Additionally, a lot of employees have no concept of what is actually going on in the trenches and how every idea they decide on a whim actually impacts people's sanity.
2. Abuse of benefits: People use work from home a ridiculous amount, often times not telling the rest of their team. Sometimes they are rarely in the office and impossible to get a hold of.
3. Technical debt: Anybody looking to go into the engineering side of things my advice to you is to run far far away. Each squad used entirely different stacks and the website itself was built out of pure nightmares. A perfect example of this is when they attempted to simply update "fonts and colors" and decided it would only take two weeks to make these changes, that turned out to take TWO MONTHS because the code was so terrible and it remains awful.
4. Opportunities for women: Sadly this company is another shining example of how women are not respected within the technology spectrum. There are no strong female leaders and the level of misogyny and mansplaining is despicable. Often times I would overhear conversations and would just hear the arrogance and belittling done when a female member of the team was speaking and they were never be reprimanded for it. Also, if you interject your opinion on anything and you are a women, prepare to never get promoted or get a raise and almost expect a layoff in your future.
5. Favoritism: From what I witnessed in my department, often times positions are filled with friends of people in higher positions and often times without discussing with the rest of the team or even explaining what their role was.
6. Employee support: Very unsupportive and while they would take the time to listen to you, rarely was anything done about any concerns brought up. Additionally, the last two layoffs in the worst and most unprofessional manner I have ever experienced. Most had NO IDEA about any of the second round of layoffs.
6. Overall company stability: I honestly do not see this company lasting much longer. The majority of the staff have smartly jumped ship and the actual product that Healthgrades is trying to corner in the market is irrelevant. They have no clear vision on what they want to do, who their target market is and forget about trying to be any sorts of innovative. Anybody looking to work with this company, my advice is to move on because by your third week you will be frustrated and angry the majority of your day and this company is simply not worth it.
7. Leadership: This company has none and continues to deal with power struggles up at the top. While some are trying to grab as much power as possible, it pushes more qualified and deserving employees to the side. It is sad to see such promise in a company give way to egos.
8. To those thinking about working at this company, don't. It is an extremely toxic work environment as well as super unstable. In nearly a year there have been three major reorganization attempts, with each being more unsuccessful than the last. Yes the generous vacation time and work / life balance is enticing but pay is way below market.
