Hire and Fire (beware) - Anonymous employee Deeplocal Employee Review

While I worked in this role, I heard in-house chatter about previous rounds of layoffs before our team joined, followed by a hiring spree that brought in like half the company. when I was hired, I was excited to be there—I worked on a few projects and felt proud to land a role at a company that bragged about being voted one of the best places to work in Pittsburgh. I was thrilled by the opportunity to grow and genuinely optimistic about the future. It felt culturally important to so many of us to believe in this place and what it claimed to be. But it was all a facade. The energy in the office was tense because everyone was on high alert, worried they could be let go at any moment. The new hires were hopeful, only to face another round of mass layoffs just a few months later—my team was almost entirely let go. It was devastating, heartbreaking, and deeply demoralizing. Despite claiming to prioritize mental health and fostering a safe, supportive environment, the company repeatedly undermined its own promises. The hiring process was grueling—four rounds of interviews, panels, essays—and yet, after all that effort, they would hire you, let you go along with your team or department, and then rehire for the same role months later without reaching out to those they let go, even though they had promised to do so. The damage this causes to your spirit is profound. My advice: be cautious, harden yourself, and protect your emotional well-being. They treat employees like disposable—bringing them in for projects and letting them go while promising to return, but never following through.