Incompetent. - Anonymous employee GoPago Employee Review

1.0
Mar 6, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Many lower-tier employees are wonderful and supportive co-workers. - Pay and benefits are good.

Cons

- Product is deeply flawed and unnecessary and customers know it. - No strong leadership from management, only accusations. - Serious lack of communication between certain departments. - You will be expected to put in 70-80 hrs/wk or superhuman feats of endurance to save your job. Do not be surprised if you are laid off shortly after you are hired. Finances are not in order. - Management changes tack capriciously, often trashing established processes in place that work. - If you work any non-technical position (fulfillment, operations, customer service) you are the low man on the totem pole and you will not be taken seriously.

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5.0
Sep 24, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Learned a tremendous amount! Had the opportunity to grow from 1 group to the next and now have moved to a new city and couldn't stay with the team. Management provided guidance and the opportunities to grow. If you work hard you have the opportunity to grow and succeed. The CMO is hard on you, but he challenges you. It's a get your sh*t done type of environment, driven from the CEO. They no longer are exclusive to Chase, which is a good thing. That was weighing the company down. CSO seems to be doing a good job signing up resellers. The management team promotes and compensates performers. Typically, non-performers either are asked to leave or don't get increased comp. I've seen that a few times and you know you can see it coming.

Cons

A few folks that are junior need hand holding, this brings down the group. I'm not sure why they are there. CTO is a bit too passionate sometimes...probably scares the junior guys!

1.0
Oct 17, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I've met some of the best people to work with and learn from at GoPago - many peers, engineers, and product managers are always very welcoming and friendly. There are quite a few brilliant people that work here and make it worthwhile, but it is not enough to outweigh the poor upper management.

Cons

While it is understood that many CEOs are sociopaths, this one takes the cake for being one of the worst. If you look at the review below, titled "Great place for growth", it is evident that the CEO himself wrote the fake review in hopes of boosting the rating of this company on Glassdoor. Be prepared for micromanagement, irrational behavior, and rash decisions coupled with an inappropriate sense of "superiority". If you are not an engineer, you are easily disposable and undervalued as an employee. This company carried the hectic environment of a start-up, however, the structure of management made it clear that it is not a typical start-up where there is transparency and culture.

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