Bloomscape Reviews

- Poor direction, the different departments at Bloomscape do not have a good sense of direction of what they own. The structural and strategic ownership is lacking & and it was EXTREMELY difficult to get an answer from anyone above the specialist level. - Might be more role specific, but there is an expectation that you will use your own personal device(s) for work. I was expected to use my personal laptop for the first few weeks of onboarding and continue to use my personal phone to call clients, coordinate transportation, serve as a point of contact for deliveries, etc.; receiving no compensation/stipend for this. I inquired about this twice and was told there was no policy in place for a phone or stipend. - Poor financial visibility for the buyer/vendors consistently paid late - there were fall outs due to no standard operating procedure on the purchasing & finance side but it seemed very common in the last few months for vendors to just be paid late with little to no explanation. - Poor work culture due to lack of drive/care: I don't expect a newer company to be established in this area, but while there is a cultural committee in place to work on this, Bloomscape is unable to establish a healthy work culture due to the sheer lack of respect that some employees exhibit to fellow co-workers and stakeholders. There was a culture of overwork and silencing those who spoke against negative aspects of the company culture, which led to an environment of intimidation and fear. - Cross-functional projects between different teams are a nightmare. It seemed like senior leadership was unable to make a decision and projects were ping-ponged between teams with little to no direction. I don't know if it is an ego or personality issue or a sheer lack of understanding, but it should not take months to answer yes/no questions in relation to simple questions. - I wasn't paid for my last week of work initially and had to reach out so see what the issue was. Probably was a rare instance but was a prime example of the lack of respect that the company had for anyone in the specialist role.

This company does not care about its employees - particularly those who are not in leadership positions. Sure, the benefits sound great and unlimited PTO feels liberating, but prepare for management to ask about the optics of your time off, or ask if you're really sure if you need to take the time. Employee engagement surveys are conducted, but results are never shared. Extremely knowledgeable, experienced, lower-tier employees share insights, customer knowledge, and opinions on project directions just to be ignored. The opinions of under-qualified leadership are taken as fact, especially if they match those of the founder. Consumer insights are gathered and researched only to be ignored by leadership. This company works on initiatives that the founder deems promising - not what its customers actually want. Projects are spur-of-the-moment and lack direction. Not in the scrappy startup way, but in the disorganized, throw-things-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks kind of way. Over, and over again. There are no project managers at this company, so expect to be unclear on project expectations and to juggle two or three rush projects on top of your day-to-day duties. When teammates inevitably leave the company, be ready to take on their responsibilities with no additional compensation. If you voice this to a manager, you will be seen as unwilling and not a team player. This company calls itself sustainable, however ideas and suggestions for partnerships or community engagement from employees are ignored by the founder, only to go in directions that he wants to. The company also prides itself in being Detroit-based, however it does not engage with the local community at all. Local, Detroit customers and influencers share their distaste with the company's evolution and pricing, but leadership ignores them. Like another review said, diversity seems a priority, until you realize that the company does not hire locally and instead opts for filling higher-level roles with New York based employees that are able to work remotely. Ultimately, this company does not acknowledge its failures. I would have felt so much better if the company recognized its shortcomings, shared them with the team and worked on improving them. Instead, failures were hidden from us until it was too late, and out of left field, about a quarter of the team was let go.