Passion, Integrity, and Accountability - Executive FixYa Employee Review

5.0
Dec 24, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Over the last year we had great success hiring and retaining great people who's passion, dedication, and execution helped us achieve what we have so far. Fixya is one of the very few consumer brands out there who managed to be self-sustained and innovative at the same time while using limited resources. The only way we could have done that, is by finding the great and rare talent who's both committed and capable executing in these demanding conditions. With 8 years in business, 6 of which are in the bay area, we've figured out the types of employees who could thrive in our challenging and rewarding environment. While some of the commentary here about our turnover is simply untrue, our recruiting hasn't been perfect.

Cons

When it comes to performance driven positions and like most companies out there, we find it hard to determine which candidates posses the skills and ability to achieve the goals they set for themselves versus the one who will not. Unfortunately, the same candidates who don't even come close to their objectives are the ones blaming everyone but themselves for their failures, including on this site.

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5.0
Oct 19, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Small and agile, people are friendly.

Cons

Low payment, constant change in directions.

1.0
Jun 24, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You will form strong bonds with the people you work with as you search for sanity. Plenty of space in the office since barely anyone makes it over a year. Become friends with the mannequins as soon as you can as they are the only "employees" who will still be there when you leave or get fired.

Cons

At your interview, you will be promised the world and complete freedom to succeed. You will soon find out this is not true at all. Simply ask any employee who has been here over a year (good luck finding any management who is still there over a year). All of the one star reviews here are from actual employees who worked there. The 5 star reviews are from management, offsite contractors or people who have worked at Fixya for less than 6 months. There are very few employees whom make it past the 1 year mark. I wish I had never worked here. I personally watched 12+ people leave in 6 months. Some quit with 2 week notices, some got fired during the holidays, and some just got up and left and never came back...seriously. I never seen this at any Bay Area company. There is no trust and in the end your skills and talents will be wasted. You will find yourself questioning your own abilities and you will leave here feeling mentally and emotionally exhausted. I found it funny that the dishwasher leaked in the kitchen everyday.

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