Don't believe what the CEO tells you about their finances and ask it in writing - Engineer Vital Connect Employee Review

1.0
24 May 2016
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Pros

Good people to work with. Most of them (including myself) would leave in a heartbeat if they get another employment opportunity.

Cons

- When I joined 10 months ago, my main concern was how much money they have left. I specifically met with the CEO to ask him about the company finances and he looked me in the eye and confidently told me that they have no issue whatsoever in raising money. Six months after I joined they laid off half their work force (from 80 down to 40 employees) because they could not get any funding! I hate to say this but unfortunately the CEO LIES through the teeth so be careful and ask for their finances in writing. - Their main potential customer deserted their product because it had so many issues. - On average the engineers were "advised" by management to work longer hours (about 10 hours/day) and to come for 4-6 hours on one of the weekend days in order to "meet product deadlines". P.S. Don't believe one brown noser reviewer below who painted a rosy picture of the company. He is probably one of the management team.

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Vital Connect Response
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Anyone who has worked at a prior start-up knows of the inherent risks associated with this type of company. With those risks come a potential payback if the company does well. Securing funding for a new technology (biosensor) in an industry that is slow to change has been difficult for our executive funding team. However, they were very successful recently and were able to secure our future with funding. Yes, management had to make tough decisions on which projects to move forward and which employees needed to be let go (25%). In business sometimes tough decisions are necessary. We still have a phenomenal product that will change the industry, we still have a great staff (albeit a smaller staff), and we will still succeed!

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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