Unseasoned Management, and It Shows ... - Anonymous employee MasteryConnect Employee Review

2.0
Apr 28, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Catered Lunches, unlimited PTO, paid benefits, midlevel management and below are amazing people to work with. Flexible schedules.

Cons

The potential this company has at face value is for sure enough to get you through the door ... but when it comes down to brass tacks: Typical start-up, consumed with chasing the shiny penny. Ultimately, creating a product a mile wide and an inch deep, and led by original upper management that is resistant to change or any strong personality type. As a woman in tech, I tend to be a more sensitive to my next point, (take that for what it's worth,) but going through a recent round of major layoffs nearly all candidates asked to leave the company were women. I felt that most women in the company were not valued or listened to, myself included. The CEO has created a culture of superficial praise. Do you like +1 emails? Well this is the place for you then ... there is a constant barrage of emails sent on a minute by minute basis congratulating people for essentially doing their job. Through all of this ... the culture is one of MAJOR distrust.

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Cons

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5.0
Jan 22, 2016
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

MasteryConnect is an amazing place to work with unbelievable benefits, a super fun culture - work hard play hard atmosphere with really driven and self motivated teammates and leadership. The company goals and mission are all aligned to making the best and most efficient tool for educators. What I love and appreciate the most is the connection that every employee has to education. The CEO is a strong leader who LISTENS and receives feedback from the team to make the environment better in any way that he can. The benefits are hugely impactful - they pay 100% health & Dental insurance for you AND your family, stock options, and more. One thing that I appreciated SO much when I started working at MasteryConnect is I received a handwritten note from the CEO for Christmas. That had never happened to me before. He knows every single employee and makes an effort to get to know them on a personal level. I've never felt more a part of a team in a work place.

Cons

When you are really passionate about something, you give it your all - and that can mean that you may put in a lot of hours and get very emotionally connected. I don't necessarily see this as a con, but some might.

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