Podium reviews

Podium had an outstanding startup culture during its early days, but now uses that as a facade to make employees and prospective talent think they are part of something special. They continually give out cheap swag to employees, on what seems like a weekly basis, to make employees feel like they are being taken care off. But at the same time promises of raises or promotions are not met unless you are politically tide in or are an individual the company can use as a virtue signaling poster child. In addition to that, the bonus structures are merely an unattainable carrot dangling over your head that's pushing you to work harder and harder each month. Although it is incredible what Podium has done over the years, they are simply a sales company selling simple tech, not the other way around. There is nothing exciting or innovative about their products. They just have an intense sales machine that pushes product on businesses in order to achieve hyper growth revenue goals. If you're in sales at Podium and exceeding quota, you're the hero. If you're not in sales but still really good at what you do, you're just anybody else. If you're in sales at Podium and have a bad run, you're out!

Geez where do I start, - Pay is way below market rate - There is no room for growth, especially if you're not local to Lehi. They'll pretend to consider internal candidates for job postings first but will always go with a local hire because they need to fill their pretty little office. - Speaking of the office, they recently started enforcing the hybrid model for Lehi locals because it "boosts morale" but in all reality, people were miserable with this change. - There were two and a half HUGE layoffs in less than a year (I say half because that one was smaller and "silent") - They took away the one benefit we had left that set them apart from many companies and, honestly, was one of the reasons many people stuck around. Unlimited PTO. When I first started, they used to preach about taking time off to "recharge" but I guess their employees' health isn't important to them anymore. - They don't have proper processes in place for product/ feature releases. Things get thrown to the wind without proper testing so there's almost always a huge mess to clean up afterwards. - Lots of people are overwhelmed with work because they're doing the job of at least 3 people. - Whatever the C-Suite says, goes. Doesn't matter if an expert or someone with years of knowledge tries to warn them about repercussions. Any suggestions or warnings fall upon deaf ears. - I could go on for days but I'll wrap it up with: They are tone-deaf. After the layoffs and stripping us of unlimited PTO, their Glassdoor rating tanked. Surprise surprise. They started having their People Ops reach out to employees directly who they thought would leave a good review here. Most of the recent positive reviews you see, especially the ones from people who have been here for years, are most likely the "inner circle" of people who are borderline brainwashed and feel a sense of loyalty to the company / the frat bros in charge.