Wasted Potential Due to Horrible Leadership - Anonymous employee Hustle Employee Review

1.0
Jan 12, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Had the potential to create social impact -Good perks

Cons

This company had all of the makings to be a positive example for civic tech companies, but the deeply incompetent leadership ruined what was once a thriving startup. -POCs and women are not valued at the company. Don't let the diversity stats fool you. Exception of a small handful of people, the 48% of POCs held no leadership roles. -Pay inequity and uneven distribution of work between POC and white employees is rampant. POCs working more for less pay? Not a great look when you brag -The mass layoffs in November and January were totally avoidable. Employees pointed out problems in the business and product for months, but the CEO and his posse were too arrogant to care. OH and don't get me started on San Francisco's exorbitant spending habits. Kombucha on tap, fancy game machines, prime real estate office, and letting select "favored" employees spend reckessly on the company dime.

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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