Terrible company to work for - Anonymous employee Crayon Data Employee Review

1.0
May 25, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pantry has good stuff usually

Cons

The biggest downfall of working at Crayon Data is that you will be working 'for' some really old people who try cheap little tricks to earn really less money- all of that would be done at your expense. Like not contributing the same amount to your PF, which is mandatory. That apart- you can be assured that all the shares/bonuses you are promised will definitely not be given to you in the end. The company seems to be short of money all the time- something the cofounders will constantly tell you. If you choose to believe them, then why would you work for a broke company and if you choose not to, then be sure they will be extracting money from your salary itself. They are basically a group of close knit people at the top who want to share the profits amongst themselves.

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Crayon Data Response
10y
Thank you for the feedback. While we are really happy that you liked our well-stocked pantry, we were a little surprised by the fact that you called us unethical (and that our founders are 'old' - they actually prefer to be called 'mature', specially after successful careers as entrepreneurs for 25+ years:)). So here goes - Fact of life 1: We really can't play around with your PF. The government (and the audit teams) keep a pretty good check on that. We actually go a step further and give our employees the option to best cater to their financial situation - when they need more money in hand, we give them an option of lower PF, and when they are comfortable in day-to-day expenses, we help them save more for future and optimise taxes by putting more in the PF. If you need more info on this, reach out to us anytime and we'll show you how it works. Fact of life 2: Profits? We would love to be profitable - but lets face facts - we are a startup. We're broke a lot. We raise money, make some money, pay our people, develop our tech, stock our pantry and try to keep the cycle going. We're confident that we're going to get big and powerful some day, but till then - its a crazy roller coaster. At Crayon, we are committed to creating a transparent and collaborate environment for all our employees. While we are disappointed to hear about your experience, we are also willing to work with you to address any specific concerns.

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