Starkey reviews

No advancement without having an "in" with someone. Insurance is good, but every year it gets more expensive. This year, the deductible doubled. No training. If you're to learn anything new, it's done on your own time. Starkey expects you to work any day, all day, all night, for nothing. There is never a reward for working double shifts at the expense of your own family and life for months on end. No recognition, no bonus, nothing. Starkey calls employees "family", but the only time they act like family is when they want something. Bill Austin is showered with praise. He pats himself on the back on a regular basis. Very seldom do you hear him giving praise to anyone else. Upper management exists in an entitled bubble. Anyone outside that bubble is not respected. The new President struts around like a peacock and with an ontourage. His mom, the CEO's wife, is now trying to get the CEO the Nobel Peace Prize. I'm pretty sure she hasn't read the requirements for that award. CEO is as eligible for that as Mickey Mouse.

struggling to adapt in a changing industry, declining revenue/market share, products lacking innovation, disorganized product launches, high turnover, unrealistic goals and expectations, long sales cycle (1 year), only paid if you grow your territory overall for the entire year, draw on commission where you may owe money back to the company out of future earnings, have to sign a non-compete, no career advancement for most, many evenings and weekends worked, does not value work/life balance, some reps cover 2 territories with no additional compensation, ongoing lawsuits and other company turmoil, profits before people, double standards in which rules are unfairly applied in different ways to different people/teams/groups, micromanaging, poor interdepartmental communication, busywork taking away from selling time Starkey has a reputation for burning through their sales representatives with excessive workload and low pay. The turnover is very high. The goals are also so high this year that most of the salesforce is not making them and therefore not making money. Therefore the mood in the office is negative/depressing but the some people are better than others about hiding it. The compenation plan with the draw on commission does not motivate the salespeople to perform. Employees dislike having to pay back money they have already been given. Managers have been downgraded from offices to cubicles alongside inside sales staff, so you cannot even have private conversations. Diversity of thought is not encouraged in the Starkey culture. They tend to want "yes people" who do not challenge their ways or ideas. There are "wolves in sheep clothing" within leadership, as they do not acknowledge their own shortcomings and would rather scapegoat the employees all the while they tell you they are the good guys.