Fueled reviews about "layoff"

Once reality hit, the fear settled in fast and never really left. Leadership kept pretending everything was fine while numbers dropped and people sat idle with no direction. Layoffs came in waves, and the messaging around them was terrible and misleading, leaving everyone on edge. Getting cut right before the holidays showed how little consideration there was for the human side of these decisions. Morale tanked, trust disappeared, and the constant changes made it impossible to feel safe. Beware of buying into the optimism here because stability is not part of the culture.

I joined Fueled in 2022 when the company bit more than it could chew. It was such a good year for them that they hired dozens of us and flew us to a retreat; they expected many projects to come but instead kept us sitting around doing nothing for months. It was a bad year overall for tech in 2023; it was hard to find clients, but the leadership's decisions made it worse. They kept telling us it was all fine and not to worry about the decreasing numbers. At the same time, they chased around actually profitable companies looking to acquire them, eventually finding one, but it was too late. Then, the layoffs came, starting with a big round in November. Leadership assured us they fired the right amount of people to keep going steady until 2024, only to fire even more employees in December. I was part of the second round of layoffs; they fired me two weeks before Christmas. I can't say how many more they fired after that, but I can tell you the morale of the few remaining employees was terrible. I do not recommend applying there. The company will undergo more changes this year, and you probably don't want to be a part of that process. Perhaps after the dust settles, you might consider applying if Fueled survives.

Layoffs and sloppy leadership make everything complicated

When Fueled bought 10up it was announced as a merger. It was not a merger, they bought 10up, the talent and culture difference between the two companies was immeseriable. The soul got sucked out of 10up, the tech bros of Fueled are slowly killing everything and anything good. They rarely get new clients and continue to have rounds and rounds of layoffs. People regularly quit with nothing else lined up.

Leadership and Sales have no idea what they’re doing. Sales will sign a contract with no understanding of what a client’s expectations are on the belief that is something to be determined during a project’s paid lifecycle. Leadership openly ignored opportunities handed to them by existing clients and refused to listen to employees who told them this would lead to layoffs. Second wave of mass layoffs handled by a single 2 minute mass video conference two weeks before Christmas, so no compassion or sincerity exhibited by management towards employees.

No cons except layoffs without pay

Digital Agency are somewhat volatile to work for. When there is demand no work, there's always a chance for layoffs