At least the Titanic sunk quicker - Anonymous employee Kuapay Employee Review

1.0
Oct 31, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A laid back atmosphere, which can be attributed to a great location in Santa Monica. Fellow employees were great too, at least the ones who were competent enough. The potential too I guess could be a pro, as this employer sold me on the idea of going global. The reality is more akin to going a couple of blocks.

Cons

I started here under the impression that this was a great opportunity to be involved in something that could go global. Over time, that impression disappeared. Quite quickly. In the time I was here, we had some very talented people. Sure there were problems, but that's the case with just about every startup. The problems started right at the top though, and that kind of problem trickles down to the rest of the company. I can attest that for every talented employee we had, there was a....far less talented person in charge. Advancement seemed arbitrary. Soon enough, those talented employees left for greener pastures. I wish I followed them sooner. I won't get into specific details of the shiftiness here, but here are the basics of what you will encounter if you decide to work here: unorganized structure, no vision for the future, oh and sometimes you won't get paid on time! No big deal, right? The ship is sinking, and has been sinking, and will continue to sink. This company had the potential, but blew their chance at something big. Now the big boys are in the game, and really, who in their right mind thinks that they can compete with Apple and Google?

Explore other reviews about Kuapay

4.0
Jan 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The learning curve has been tremendous. My knowledge in payments now is incredible better. Really smart people working together in a very interesting market.

Cons

The investors and the way people got fired. If you need to change the company, tell your people you are doing it.

1.0
Dec 22, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pro I have for this company is that I was able to meet some cool like minded people in the area.

Cons

First, they lie to you. They straight up lie to you about your employment benefits an pay. What started off as "probationary" period and pay increase after turned into... nothing and just a roll over on the existing contract. This was absurd. I started working there with a significant pay cut with the impression that they would increase my pay as time passes. This was NOT the case and was straight up lied to. What was even more confusing as why they were so shocked that I was leaving. The product didn't work in many places and having to awkwardly distract merchants with idle conversation while transaction went through was just a pain and on top of that, you don't even compensate us for lying to merchants. Would never recommend anyone to work here. Go with their competitors at LevelUp or Square.

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All