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Black Spectacles

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Ego-driven, toxic, fear based culture - Anonymous employee Black Spectacles Employee Review

1.0
Nov 23, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Black Spectacles employees have always been the most positive part of this company, unfortunately it's not enough anymore.

Cons

- CEO is egocentric and has run this company into the ground. Alarming that in comments below he acts clueless to the damage he himself has inflicted. - CEO claims you can ‘talk to him’ yet those who do are met with defense or are miraculously let go. There's also NO ONE else to talk to, no support or HR resource. - Blames and punishes employees for his poor financial mismanagement of the company [i.e. no bonuses this year or unlimited pto for next] even though he claims in comments below that there's 'positive revenue growth'. - Fear based culture due to lay offs and high turnover rate - everyone is on borrowed time and they know it [Current employees are expected to take on all this extra work with even less time or resources than before] - No forward-thinking or clear vision for where the company is going, the message seems to change weekly. - Pay is well below average, with little to no room for financial or career growth, multiple people have been denied of average market range - Very low moral as strategy is struggling under enormous pressure, sales numbers talk

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Black Spectacles Response
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Your feedback has been received. We work very hard to make Black Spectacles a great place to work and the vast majority of our employee feedback backs that up. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your feedback on a call if that would be helpful - please reach out to your supervisor or to the CEO directly.

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5.0
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Pros

I'm one of the very few returning employees. I worked Full-Time -> Part time Contract -> then Full-Time again. I decided to come back because I've seen growth from leadership. In my role, I have autonomy on how to best perform my job and my direct manager is fantastic. The team I work with every day is extremely talented and care about the work they put out, making this job very enjoyable. Work is remote, health insurance options are good. I was in the FTO to PTO moment and while I'll prefer FTO all my life, PTO is 3 weeks and "could be worse".

Cons

Constant priority changes can be tough, especially when we are unable to fulfill a goal because we need to focus on something else. Despite day to day challenges, I'm able to focus on my work.

1.0
Feb 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote workforce and some room for growth (largely because it's a small company)

Cons

This company likely won't be around for long. It's poorly managed and Amber Book is making moves to push BKS out of the competition pool. I would highly recommend finding another place to work if you can.

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