Innodata reviews

You have seen all the reviews about the layoffs but the smooth part of your brain still thinks "But they make money, surely the business can't be that poorly-run?" And you're right, it's not poorly run, it's run exactly the way they want it to - cheap, fast, and piggish. This industry is a free-for-all and this tactless venture machine is profiting simply because everyone is terrified of dying unremarkably, so massive amounts of cash are being spent on building Babel all over again. Accountability falls exclusively on the lowest denominator here - annotators being hired at pithy wages face the roughest path forward because every moment is tracked but never formally appreciated. Upper management doesn't even have to answer emails on time, if at all. HR pretty much plugged their ears and yelled until you went away. But don't worry, the higher-ups will trash talk the laid-off individuals on LinkedIn for voicing their displeasure at how it was all handled, and then promptly like their own posts (no, really, the fart-sniffing is DEEP with these tech-dependent hustlebabies, they hide from real answers at work and share their bogus thought leadership boldly online where they can pretend they do anything besides eat whatever dirt the CEO asks them to). If you want to see what happens when you stare too long at your own bellybutton while dreaming about one day being Elon Musk or Batman, work here.

the layoff rumors are true. I was laid off with about a hundred other people and we were notified via a random email and nothing more well after work hours. It is very difficult to get a hold of upper management/executives, except when they want to be available/when they want to respond, which made the whole process very confusing and upsetting. they also don’t tell anyone else in the company they’re happening; they just deactivate your email and Teams accounts and people are expected to find out when they can’t find you anymore. And, we were laid off right before APRs would have been conducted which would have determined our eligibility for bonuses, so don’t ever count on any bonuses or raises because they won’t happen and it’s not possible to really set up a conversation about one. (You don’t even get cost-of-living raises.) We did get a severance; it was meager, but at least we did get one. But, nevertheless, once you’re no longer needed, you WILL be laid off, often without warning, a thank you, and with VERY short notice (like, maybe 2 full working days). Communication is often lacking severely leaving people very confused and us managers were often very stressed about making sure people were doing the right thing. KPIs are like the Gospel and if your team isn’t hitting them, you’re expected to PIP them immediately no matter what the root cause of the issue is. I fought hard to support my people and always went to bat to them. It also genuinely felt like we were expected to be robots at times. A lot of admin are also not trained well on any role they receive from a promotion which is stressful especially when you’re getting interrogated as to why you’re not performing well. Nepotism/favoritism also exists and family members/friends of executives are also seemingly exempt from any kind of job insecurity or punishment which I have seen firsthand. There’s also no 401k matching, to boot. If you like a flexible schedule and a decent starting salary with good benefits, then it’s nice… but just know that there is no security whatsoever and any week can be your last.