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Maxwell Health

Acquired by Sun Life

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A Whirlwind of Change and Anxiety - Anonymous employee Maxwell Health Employee Review

1.0
28 Jul 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Maxwell Health is a young and vibrant company filled with enthusiastic and ambitious people. Most of the office is young and everyone seems to get along well with one-another. The company speaks of high values around diversity and family which is apparent in the people that work there.

Cons

While the office is young and energetic, it creates a weird office culture centered around who you know and what you do there. The leadership team will often appear to be transparent and forthcoming about change but its not actually like that. Over the duration of time that I worked there, a handful of people were quietly dismissed from there roles with little or no warning. This created a lot of anxiety for current employees and further created a culture of fear. Initially they provided one breakfast and one lunch a week, both of which were cut for some reason and with no real explanation. Veer, the CEO is a cool guy and appears to have your best interest but quickly after the initial courting can seem cold and distant. Julie, the head of services, is disingenuous and the company has a lot of questionable practices which only add to the anxiety of "will I have a job in a year?"

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Maxwell Health Response
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Thank you for your note. As Maxwell Health scales and takes on harder problems to solve, the team is going to evolve - we're going to grow, learn new skills and get better at what we do. We'll bring on new teammates with different experiences whose contributions will be important as we grow. And, at times, Maxwell may not be the right fit for certain colleagues. Their contributions are valued but their talents and energy may be better focused elsewhere. All that said, I never want anyone on our team to feel anxious about their position at Maxwell. If you feel that way, please come see me or your manager. Veer P.S. I'm not sure it's fair to say that I'm "cool". I mainly listen to top 40 music and throwbacks from the 80s. I'm definitely focused, that's for sure. But "cold and distant" isn't fair. {a bit hurt, I must admit}... Also, Julie is one the best leaders I've ever worked with. She is an incredible mentor and coach and she's deeply committed to the success, both personal and professional, of every single person on our team.

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Pros

The Team work was awesome, everyone looked out for each other if help was needed.

Cons

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5.0
29 Dec 2016
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've worked at a lot of places over the years so I've developed a strong sense of "red flags" over my time. Before I accepted a position at Maxwell I wanted to meet the founders because I've learnt the hard way that the culture of a company generally starts from the top down. Luckily for me the founders at Maxwell are both incredible and honestly, truly, want to build an amazing company that makes benefits better in America. They are both incredibly passionate about Maxwell, and the mission, and they live up to their own values constantly. If you're reading this you probably already know how rare that is, and how often values disappear when money is on the table. This is not the case at Maxwell and it makes me proud to be here. The other big pro (and when it comes down to it what else really matters) are the people at Maxwell. Incredibly smart, hard working, and just downright nice people surround me every day I'm at work and it's a constant pleasure to work with them. Everyone is genuinely committed to doing whatever it takes for our customers and I've witnessed people really going out on a limb to help in any way they can. Oh, and a minor point but we're starting to build up a really strong remote work culture which I personally think is incredibly important.

Cons

I honestly don't have a huge amount to write about here. Our problems are similar to any company of this age and size, some tech debt to fight, struggles to get conference rooms because we've grown so fast, and touchy wifi! Nothing major to complain about.

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Maxwell Health Response
9y
Thank you for providing your perspective and insights. I echo all your feedback Maxwell Health is a company that is passionate driven and focused on building great technology with an amazing team. Kathy Breslin VP People
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