A Toxic Sinking Ship - Anonymous employee Dapicon Employee Review

1.0
Apr 24, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The Engineering Team (Developers / QA / PM) is great!! They are smart, creative, and collaborative. Unfortunately, they have also lost about half the team over the last couple of months.

Cons

Dapicon is the most toxic place I have ever worked. There was a constant battle between senior leadership and the CEO. Managers and Directors were not trusted to do their jobs...even though they were extremely competent. The CEO has a history of undermining, threatening, and lying to his employees and does not treat them with respect. He has blatantly engaged in discrimination based on gender, age, weight, race, and other factors. The parent company is also untrustworthy and does not respect the boundaries that should exist to allow the team to focus on their deliverables. Priorities and projects are constantly changing, and the employees are often required to switch between working on Dapicon projects and working on the parent company's projects. The company lacks direction as a whole and has no clear vision of the product they are building. On top of all of this, until recently, employees were also required to work in the office M-F from 8-5. They were not allowed to work from home...no matter what. They are now allowed to work from home on specific days, but there are still heavy guidelines in place. The CEO watches everyone come and go and keeps notes of who comes in late or leaves early (even by a few minutes). If you get too many ticks, you will be at risk of being targeted for firing or other retaliation. There are very strict rules around PTO and leaving for appointments, and the team is generally treated with mistrust and suspicion when it comes to managing their time.

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5.0
Nov 29, 2022
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Pros

It's a small team so you get to contribute a lot and work on diverse projects.

Cons

The negative reviews here were written by a group of toxic employees who all left over a year ago. Ever since this has been a great place to work and a great team.

4.0
May 28, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The team is fantastic both professionally and personally. Everyone is willing share and train others in their domain of expertise. I look forward to the interactions with my colleagues everyday. Whether we are discussing a new feature, best practices, or debating the best way to cook eggs. The work, as a startup everyday presents a new challenge and new opportunities to grow. Junior or Senior everyone has a voice and can make real changes in the company. -Refine or learn new skills everyday. -Personal Development time. -Great work life balance. Last but not least the location. Here in beautiful Northern Idaho our office is surrounded by lakes, rivers, forests and mountains. In the same amount time it would take me just to get onto the freeway in the city, I can leave the office and be sitting down next to the river.

Cons

There were some difficult policies. In my opinion, they are gone. Employee feedback was listened to and changes were made. That says and means a lot. There are more priorities than resources. Finding the balance, developing a clear path, to fulfill them has and will continue to be difficult. It is hard to say these next items are purely "Cons" they are challenging but they can be opportunities too. Startups are different, some people thrive in such an environment other do not. -Policy, priority, plans and actual work is much more dynamic than an established business. -There is pressure to deliver. -There will be times to stretch and to take on additional duties and responsibilities. -There are times to pivot quickly.

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