Podium reviews

Podium is all hype. Executive egos are out of control, the departments are managed to perform results yet the executive vision and support is based on flavors of the week. This gets old as they jump from element to elements of their vision. The boys club network is real. Management and raises are given to those who drink the cool-aid and for those who tell each other how great they are. If you’re a hard worker figure out the problem type of person, there’s no reward. There are lots of “standard” employee engagement programs like annual performance, it’s never full circle as they don’t give an annual raise (seem to ignore that component of employee progress) and most of the time tell you what you did not accomplish in their lofty goals The product is defunct, they have no depth to make it integrate well with partner systems and make seeks to enterprise customers that you can never support long term. Customers ultimately get frustrated and cancel. Sales and support feel the pain in new growth goals and support The company is so focused on the egos of the exec team. They find the news source that’s willing to write about them and create lots of articles to appear as the next tech company. The egos of the exec team are HUGE! They don’t know what the line worker does or how to create programs and long lasting vision within the verticals they serve. You are talked down to, when your manager Gets a promotion, they forget about you, when you’re in the presence of someone with a title- it’s all about them. What political views they have, what vacation they just came back from, how they impressed the king (CEO) in the last meeting. They like to give you advice to make them feel good but have no experience or real vision for the work you do. Take Utah alarm sales and turn it up 20x - that’s the culture here. But wear a flat brimmed hat and you’ll fit in They can’t decide who they are reputation company, scheduling service, chat platform, payment processor - every month and quarter they sell a new vision. In the end it’s about them- it’s about image - it’s about their exit where they will leave the employee and purchaser with the multitude of problems. But hey they will sell you the line “your part of something great - you’ve got stock “ and they will make every other fast growth company as a comparison of who they will become. Don’t believe it - Check their better business bureau customer comments. Those aren’t manipulated reviews and reviews asked by employees or “happy” customers. They are the customers who were never supported after the hype and product failures. Ps. The way they treat the customers of “take their money” is no different than the employee. Commissions promised are not paid, they are cheap and play this hardline negotiation with service providers, they do not want to treat partners as partners, they understaff departments and expect employees to work the job of multiple positions, & the product is always overpriced to the employee and customer. The values on the wall don’t mean much by the culture... the murder drama accentuates the culture and feelings of throwing fellow employees under the bus

Hitting your number can be near impossible way too often (very stressful, high pressure), not enough leads, not enough support. They go through sooooo many Account Executives, which is an obvious indicator that they care about $$$$ more than people.