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Extremely political company with constant judgement - Anonymous employee OurPath Employee Review

1.0
Aug 29, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Product does positively impact people's lives - Lots of smart, highly capable and friendly people

Cons

- Such a shame for a start up to be such a political environment to work in. - Whilst constant change is expected in a start up, the underlying strategy to achieve the business vision is lacking. - The founders both struggle to listen to others (apart from a select few). They also both have very particular ways of doing things. - Bit of a fear / blame culture where you are judged daily without constructive feedback. They struggle to 'assume good intent' of people. - Deadly silent office as that is the founders preferred way of working - again, not what you expect from a start up. - The founders take everything quite personally, so they sometimes react with emotion without thinking rationally.

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OurPath Response
6y
Thanks for your feedback! I agree, it’s always a bit of a challenge trying to go from “founders doing it all themselves” - to building a team where we can’t anymore. Basically, learning to let go! We’re making strides to address this though and have moved a lot of responsibility on to our team leads which has been working out great. Startups are also stressful - so we’ve absolutely hear you on taking things personally. It’s tricky when you’ve built “your baby” not to take things personally - but we’ve both started working with a coach to help balance this out, as well as seeking as much feedback as possible from our team. We wish you all the best for the future. Chris - CEO

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Pros

- Backed by great venture capitalists - Great location for anybody living in London - Uses latest and robust technology stack for product development - Open minded co workers and founders

Cons

- Lack of trust from founders - Elitist behaviour, if you're educational background is not from high achieving universities the founders will make sure to let you know through lack of trust with responsibilities, and tone of voice when working with you. - No end goal of the business, vision or mission...Working towards what? - Lack of diversity (hiring white females does not make you a diverse startup) - Founders do not have a strong business background, need mentoring themselves (however can be a pro since they are willing to learn). - Lack of inspiration from co workers.

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OurPath Response
6y
Thanks for your feedback! We actually haven't had anyone in the company who has worked here for more than 3 years - but regardless, we hear you with regards to diversity. We're making efforts with regards to our hiring to address this. We wish you all the best for the future. Chris - CEO
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