Gogotech Reviews

1 Growth - ultimately theres no vertical growth. Yes if you are a star and put in your time you will probably become a team leader a couple years down the road but dont count on that time you put in to save you when its time for the company to show profit. 2 Management- I went to college for business and this company fits the mold of the exemplary "bad" companies we cased for management and leadership disasters. Employees are treated as expendable assets because the assumption is there will always be new employees. The work is pretty basic and employees come and go fairly regularly. If you are considering employment with Gogotech and you accept the offer to work there, understand you are the reason that makes this concept possible. Do yourself a favor and just keep browsing to the next company. 3 Leadership -uninvolved. The CEO knows about Gogotech no question but he is relatively uninvolved in any leadership capacity. Decisions (the kind that affect many peoples employment) are based on the portfolio of the investors and they will always win...a downsize in employment has the same effect on their profit as a good month selling, maybe better. Nothing inherently wrong with that, but consider yourself warned. 4Pay - Employees are low-balled with payment, especially in the commission area and the commission breakdown is complex and aimed at reducing payout. The unspoken rule is to work well over 40 hours, thats fine, don't get paid overtime, fine. But there isn't a reasonable salary or a clear advancement schedule. To sum it up there is a lot wrong with this company right now and if it wants to survive these things will have to change. But do you want to be a part of it while this is happening? FYI Some of the (positive) reviews here are fake. Yes many of the staff at Gogotech are happy with their jobs, but they are probably not the ones writing these positive reviews.

-High number of bitter, mean employees. I was witness to a Slack group being created with the sole purpose of making fun of a former employee. I overheard some very cruel jokes. Haas, the CEO, and HR promised harassment seminars that same month in the company meeting, but they never came. Cost too much for management??? -Atmosphere is that of some bizzaro startup with a ringing bell for newly signed brands and a ping pong table that comes out 10 times a year. Reality is the CEO wants to build a system where he can shift all work to India, increase revenue, and (rumor has it) sell the company. Be aware that there is an India staff in the hundreds and 90% of the company 'growth' happens there. CEO boasts about how much work is being shifted to India in company meetings. -Very shady business practices and goals. Strategized about possible 'improvements' like changing customer reviews, saving credit card info when you're not supposed to...This is the type of company that sells you a knock-off water filter under a brand-name category and then charges you a restocking fee when you send it back after realizing your mistake. They can't compete with any other online retailers so the entire philosophy of this place is figuring out how to scam people out of their money. It all gets very depressing after a while. Here's a little tidbit about where this drives people: Read the response by Haas in some of the older reviews. He claims all the bad managers were purged a long time ago, but surprise, surprise; some of the most 'successful' got busted trying to scam him recently with a little side-business action using company connections. Another round of firings, more people just disappear and you don't ask any questions. That's how it works here. -Used software in violation of its terms. You have to share things like Photoshop since there are only a couple accounts for the whole company. Have to wait for people to log off, so you can do your work. Of course they use the free version Slack despite being a company pulling in hundreds of millions? It's up to you to make up for all the lost productivity that occurs because of the company's cheapness. Stay late it is! -'Open office' is overcrowded. You're sitting elbow-to-elbow with no privacy at all. Hilarious this is supposed to be a selling point. So little room here, they set up makeshift tables in-between doorways for meetings. People would say Haas charged them a 'seat fee' to work at a desk. We couldn't tell if it was a joke or true! That's how sad it is! Other companies of the floor complained about how bad we left the bathrooms too. Also, air quality is terrible. You can clean off your computer every day and it's always covered in black grime! -CEO and CFO micromanage like crazy. Expect to work on their pet personal projects that they think will make millions. CEO doesn't seem to have much of a non-financial business sense. I heard a lot of his info comes from 'googling' and 'friends'. -Special standards for certain people regarding things like dress code. The rule of thumb here is "Don't ask why other people get to do certain things. Do what you're told." The usual: low pay, long hours, no advancement within the company. Also, no paid out vacation when you quit for people who still work there. Make sure you use it!