Toxic, Dangerous, and Depressing Shut up and work there is no one to turn to
Pros
The one positive thing right now is that nothing bad is happening directly to me. I have worked here for a couple of years. I'm not what they call the "legacy" crew but I did start before moving into the new office and being taken over by eHealth. I don't know about it being "the best place to work". I think I missed the golden years by some months but things were bliss compared to the daily horror show this place has become.
Cons
The absolute worst aspect of this place is the danger of working here. You are not safe. No one is safe because we are no longer people we are numbers. The worst person in this place is the head of HR and not too far behind him is the new "leader". It is constant negativity. All we hear is how in debt we are (6 or 7 m illion), the horrible leadership we had, how awful the business is .. and on and on and on, daily. They took a paid holiday from us for no real reason. The trip incentives are gone. The parties are done. The cash incentives are over. The ability to make any decent amount of money seems to have reached an all time low. The latest big change was an attendance policy that was officially in place last Monday ( 27th) which basically says there is no flexibility in any way. You may work later and you are encouraged to work through lunch and on weekends but you are not to take any time over an hour without using your PTO. We use to be able to make up time if we needed to have a life outside of work. Need to see the doc no worry make up the time working lunch or after 5 or Sat which seems reasonable to me but for what ever money making reason it is not an option any more. The new leader rules by creating fear and trying to intimidate. I was told that he was looking for someone to make an example of now that Richard (the founder) was officially gone for good. I guess someone that everyone would notice so we knew he means business or something. I didn't think much of it until a day or so later (like 2 or 3 days after the new attendance started) one of the top 3 all time sales agents was axed for being a minute late. It was crazy. I mean I walked in shortly after her I think my clock in was 8:03 or something but I said hello and that was it, next thing I saw was her desk empty. I mean he was right it got everyones attention but I don't think in a good way. It's is a little bit of a bummer for me because she was one of the few people here who actually know what they are doing and for me she was the only one approachable. Now if I don't know something I just work around it or make up something taking time to find someone who knows and will help isn't worth it. The tone overall is somber. Managers try to pump people up but its fake and over super small things like yay you sold an app today. I never sold near the top of the board but I feel like there were steady double digit days being put up there from at least our top three lol now top two agents. Seeing 10 to 13 applications was not surprising. Now that would be shocking to see up there.
