Management is deaf to anyone who is not a partner - Anonymous employee Blavity Employee Review

2.0
May 1, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

WFH, medical benefits match industry

Cons

Lack of transparency across division, lots of cooks in the kitchen, management is unavailable but always available for a team meeting where they are the only ones to talk. They ask for input but then do not respond (table it). If you are not a partner you have a very small voice. I was told that specifically by my manager. Under the PM umbrella you are expected to only be a firefighter, not proactive. Be a worker bee who makes no waves and you'll get...nowhere. Make waves and be blacklisted by management.

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Blavity Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. To support the gathering of information of our current culture, the People Operations Team is implementing support systems which will allow employees to provide more frequent, detailed, and confidential feedback. The hope for the team is to better identify the potential gaps/areas of opportunity in Leadership Skills and implement a strategic Leadership Development plan.

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