all or nothing - Anonymous employee Build.com Employee Review

3.0
Feb 17, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

relaxed environment, great perks, and can make a lot of money - drink the juice and conform, then you're in like flynn.

Cons

make sure you are friends with the loud people - they draw the most attention, whether they are good at their job or not doesn't matter. - if you don't drink the juice and be a part of the crowd, you will be cast out and be the first in your department to be criticized. - they preach forward momentum and always push the limits, but they use the excuse that things are always changing as a crutch as to why nothing ever gets done in a timely manner. - they also believe in promoting from within, even with position and jobs that have been done before, so the "new" person has to figure it out, or they google the job description lol so, no real progress is made.

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Build.com Response
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Thank you for the review. As far as your pro's go. We're big fans of making sure that we all have a similar world view. We're sales focused, customer service focused, and enjoy a fun and loud work environment. In your pro's you say to make friends with the loud people. I won't deny that sales here is not a ideal position for a wallflower. As far a "drinking the juice" I think its important for any company you work for that you adapt to the culture. If you didn't embrace the culture, you probably didn't enjoy your time here. As far a promoting from within, I don't see this as a con. I agree with your criticism around asking people to pioneer new things. Its difficult and challenging and we can likely do a better job providing more guidance for new upstart ideas. As far as leading people to success, when it comes to entrepreneurial green-fielding, we try and create an environment and culture that encourages some failures. If you aren't failing, you aren't trying enough as a company. It may have been a lack of communication that left you feeling so jaded. I hope you find better success in future endeavors.

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