Don’t. Just don’t. - Manager FlexJobs Employee Review

1.0
7 Aug 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible and remote. But, while flexible, your every move is watched and you might be asked to track your hours in great detail. You’ll take culture surveys and be encouraged to rate things positively. The company is small enough that they can tell who is who in any suggested or negative comments. And you could be called out in front of everyone for your “anonymous” remarks and then a grudge will be held against you. Peers are normal and nice.

Cons

The CEO and HR person have no idea what they are doing. They have never run a company or held a leadership position at a respected company. They struggle to keep it together. There is no transparency. It’s a big brother environment of micro management from the top. There is absolutely no strategy. No one knows what the company goals are because there is no clear communication. The CEO contradicts herself and changes her mind constantly. Others get blamed for her incompetence. Ideas are shot down in meetings and people are belittled in front of teammates. No one working there knows if the company is even profitable. It’s a culture of fear. There are no career opportunities or development and the pay is sub-par. Top management rotates out often. It’s a rotating door. It’s a scramble and feels like the company is constantly teetering on the edge. The CEO is out of the office 50% of the time traveling for personal reasons and decisions are only allowed to be made with her permission. You won’t actually be allowed to lead anything at all. You won’t be trusted. You can do a lot better. Consider other opportunities.

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FlexJobs Response
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FlexJobs, like many successful companies, has had some growing pains along the way. As this former employee states, those changes haven’t always been as smooth as we would’ve preferred. We've understood that everyone has different comfort levels with change, and it can be difficult to adapt to shifts in strategy. Unfortunately, not everyone has been able to or chosen to stay with FlexJobs through all of those changes. As a team and in our culture, we always aim to do our best to communicate as much as possible, to handle situations respectfully, and to consider both the short and long-term benefits for our team, our audience, our partners, and other key participants in the company. In an ideal world, we wish we could make all situations smooth and a good fit for everyone, however, we realize that’s not always possible. Unfortunately, it’s a reality that sometimes people will not see eye-to-eye and will be unhappy about the outcomes, which we’re sorry for. It’s honestly the least favorite part of our jobs. That being said, the claims in the review that attack our company culture and team are greatly exaggerated and/or patently false. While we are the first to say that we are not perfect, and we’re sure there are situations that could’ve been handled better over the years, he/she does a disservice to the amazing people we have in the company, working brilliantly and with great positive impact to help others find better work situations, and doing so in a culture that has made many others very happy. At the end of the day, our hope would have been that the employee would have brought up some of these concerns as they came up, however, we wish them the best in their future endeavors.

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