Heat experience - Technical Lead Flintfox Employee Review

Autonomy to do my job to the best of my ability

Small company. Headquartered in New Zealand

The product itself had potential and solved real problems in the market • Some talented and hardworking individual contributors • Exposure to enterprise customers and complex implementations • Flexible working arrangements (at least on paper)

Senior leadership failed to build or protect an inclusive culture • Clear cultural decline after Advent Partners became involved • Decisions became increasingly investor-driven rather than people- or customer-focused • Poor communication, little transparency, and minimal empathy from the owners regardless of CEO updates • Dissenting views were not welcomed; “agree and comply” became the expectation • Inclusion and values were talked about externally but not lived internally • High staff turnover, especially among experienced leaders • Ultimately sold out to a direct competitor (Enable), leaving many employees feeling misled and disposable