Avoid, avoid, avoid - Designer Propel Employee Review

Leadership has a very skewed understanding of how product is made, and 0% understanding of the contributions of design. Design, UXR, Content were overextended across many teams, and instead of addressing root causes and properly staffing teams, Jimmy decided to lay off the entire design org, citing "inefficiency" and hard economic times. He sees UXR and design as a service and something that any PM can do. Immense bias in leadership, where incompetency is rewarded if you're a white male. One month after lay-offs, the company then turned around and posted an opening for one of the same roles that was eliminated. This was incredibly egregious given many talented employees had given their heart and soul to a demanding, mission-driven startup for years, with absolutely no prior performance issues. Business and product strategy is also going south, as 6 million DAU are becoming less engaged, and the company laid off the people who understood their needs the most. Propel is moving towards unethically profiteering off of the most vulnerable, rather than providing ethical technology for low-income Americans.