Pros
There were some nice employees. The cash bonuses were cool when you hit your numbers.
Cons
I came to helpmates as a way to build my recruiting/HR skills. If you are thinking the same thing, stop now. This place is all sales. Finding the best employee for a role is not the objective here. It is playing a numbers game and hoping someone sticks. Sr leadership here is pretty weak. They all have a lot of tenure at the company, and are stuck in their old mindset. Seems like the company used to be successful, but external recruiting has changed, and they are not willing to accept that. This company will never grow. Not sure that leadership even wants to grow. They like their controlled environment, and collecting their paychecks. As a Individual contributor, you never hear of any changes in the company until they are already put in place, and then it is your job to react. That is normal for larger companies, but Helpmates is tiny (around 30 employees). It would be more successful with a flatter organizational structure. I played nice and understood the politics here. Stay under the radar and you will be fine. But once leadership does not like you, your days are numbered. There is no Managing up philosophy here, just managing out.
