Hyperloop One reviews about "upper management"

What once was a great company has turned into a dumpster fire. Hyperloop-One was once the leader in Hyperloop technology. Unfortunately, since the CFO took over as interim CEO, the company has gone straight downhill. There have been massive layoffs, and the remaining employees are expected to become experts in the vacant positions. Upper management has set deadlines that are not achievable, even if you threw all the money and resources at it today. It's been said multiple times by leadership that our jobs and LIVES depend on making these deadlines. Yes, our lives. Upper management has recently said they expect everyone to be at work a lot. They said they did not expect 80 hours a week, but it should be closer to around 60. They have rewarded the remaining employees by gutting the benefits. On top of benefits being gutted, they continue to deny any vacation requests employees have tried to submit this year. The company is on its last leg and doesn't have the right leadership in place to turn it around.

After being at this company before and after the great bug of 2019, there have been drastic changes all around. Most affected are upper management and executive level changes. The changes are far too rapid and reflect this company's investors' complete control over the direction of the company despite having little to no involvement in the technology itself. In the span of two years, we have had 3 CEO's - on par with unstable governments of the world. Finance and Legal departments here have been very underperforming despite this company attempts at being a leading tech innovator. I'm not sure where they hired those guys and why they continue to be employed given their abysmal performance. Our accounts with vendors are always defaulting on credit so as an engineer, expect parts delays or cancelled orders. If you're an immigrant trying to sort out your H1-B, HR and Legal will stall, give false promises, and mess up your paperwork. Currently, the company is in a "hiring freeze" so it is rapidly shrinking. Leadership doesn't seem to mind since the product is undergoing a new direction and design. The design phase would logically require fewer engineers. - Most engineers are being underpaid here - Leadership will never communicate clearly the situation of the company. A very concerning fact if you are considering the financial stability. Everyone finds this important even if their main focus is their work and innovation. Don't buy into the brainwashing that you are somehow not a risk taker if you don't completely ignore your financial well-being. - Most middle level managers are trying their best but you can tell Leadership wants "yes-people" to organize the work. - The "hiring freeze" has no end in sight. Don't count on significant raises.

poor management, no accountability they blame the workers for missed deadlines, no work/ life balance (behind schedule due to poor management), poor use of investment funds (wasted materials), lack of direction (replaced CEO without explanation, replaced with an engineer not a corporate leader), there is disregard for safety (no support upper management), "we need to get it done at any cost" attitude, "better to ask for forgiveness, than get permission" quote from VP of engineering regarding safety

Upper management is out of touch with actual engineering. Most engineers don’t trust upper management due to a number of layoffs and direction changes. Morale is pretty low nowadays. There is very little trust overall.

The company has spent most of its history in decline. Whether from the quality of staff, the tools available to its engineering team, or the constant churn in upper management (in 2021 VH had 2 CEOs get fired, at the end of the year operating under an interim CEO. This is not to mention the drama from earlier in its history).

Upper management had trouble making decisions. Lots of politiccs