Deceptive Practices and a Toxic Work Environment – Stay Away - Account Executive viso.ai Employee Review

1.0
11 Dec 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunity to work at the forefront of an innovative industry, gaining valuable experience in AI and cutting-edge technology. Chance to develop a versatile skill set by wearing multiple hats and tackling diverse challenges.

Cons

I worked in a sales role at this company for 6 months, and it was easily the worst job experience I've ever had. The culture is beyond toxic, largely due to one of the founders, who regularly harassed employees. One of his favorite tactic was "rage writing"—sending a barrage of messages, word by word, dripping with anger and hostility, multiple times per week. These rants were not constructive feedback but instead came across as the outbursts of a deeply volatile person. It created an atmosphere of constant fear and anxiety that made it difficult to work. Despite meeting my goals and putting in significant effort, I was terminated without any valid explanation. To add insult to injury, they refused to pay the commissions I had rightfully earned. This company operates with zero integrity and treats employees as disposable resources. To make matters worse, they actively manipulate their public reputation by deleting real, negative reviews from former employees. Instead, they post fake positive reviews (like the one from an AE that supposedly stayed more than 1 year). This is laughable because no one in sales lasts that long due to the abusive environment. The company is clearly trying to deceive potential hires into thinking this is a respectable place to work when it’s anything but. If you're considering working here, run in the other direction. The harassment, dishonesty, and complete lack of professionalism aren’t worth it.

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2.0
8 Apr 2025
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Pros

Decent starting salary for a junior role. Fully remote. Welcoming atmosphere.

Cons

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viso.ai Response
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Thank you for your review. We wanted to take the opportunity to reflect back on your comments and feedback. Being a start-up that has gone from being bootstrapped into a VC-backed business, we are committed to tackling the early-stage challenges that growing companies face. We have recently created a fully integrated GTM team. We have hired a new VP of Marketing, and we are seeing very positive outcomes from the partnership between Sales and Marketing already. Our GTM leaders have built a great relationship and are fully aligned both from a process and culture-building point of view. Many new things are happening and key initiatives are progressing well and it is great to see the whole team driving forward together. As a result of this growth, we are signing more and more new customers and partners and we recognise that this can add additional pressure on parts of the team. We are committed to continue hiring more team members to help with this and acknowledge that it is a tough balancing act when growing! We will continue to gather feedback from our team as a whole and make sure we are supporting them through our scale-up phase.
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