Be Weary - Anonymous employee MeUndies Employee Review

The culture at MeUndies is bafflingly awful. There are inherent communication issues between the leadership that sadly have left me without hope of every being fixed. I sincerely do not think they are capable of change. Worst of all, I worry about seeing any other talented, genuinely hard working people have to struggle at the hands of their poor decision making. The general schema is consistent with other reviews seen below. There is an outward, inaugural sense of family and inclusivity mostly driven by the Founder's "shiny new object" mentality that drives most of his decision making. Shortly thereafter, one will find that communication breaks down into petty backstabbing and toxic gossiping. Again, the Founder drives this top-down with his emotional decision making. He often behaves dramatically and is radically inconsistent. The CEO is insincere and distracted. Approaching them and taking stock in their promises feels like a lip service at its very best. Additionally, you have to be in constant fear that they will turn around and share private information to inappropriate parties. Or, worse, will terminate you because you challenge their ideology. The People Ops genuinely try their best but are left to much of the same risk. I wish they knew just how often I have to tune out sensitive conversations. Worse, these People Ops are often participant. I feel unprotected -- I also echo the sentiment below that I worried for a long time about speaking up as to the true nature of the brand's culture. The People Ops basically exist to provide frivolous material benefits to help distract from the sinking ship that is company culture. For every catered lunch, fitness class, and overblown retreat, I'd much have preferred you to invest in leadership coaching for the CEO, Founder, and former COO. Honestly, things improved with the departure of the former COO. He was well-intentioned but struggled heftily with authenticity and very much lacked the experience that I'd want if I were sitting on the Board. As a result, the same fraudulent "team building" (mostly driven by corny sports analogies or an overused quote) worked well to drive conformity on the surface, while breeding real toxicity just below. I do agree, however, that it's very much true that he was the only piece keeping the train on the rails. I sincerely implore those in charge / those considering application study these reviews with utmost care and consideration. I am taking the time to write this because I care about your employees wellbeing and I want to see the company succeed. You have the talent. Now you need the leadership to drive the brand to the next level.