Dumpster Fire - Anonymous employee PrecisionHawk Employee Review

1.0
Nov 15, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Outside of executive team, the people are great. -Company had a great run in 2017. -Drones are fun. -The industry is exciting and growing fast.

Cons

-First of, the management is constantly harassing employees about leaving good reviews in different places (like here), so take everything good that others posted with a grain of salt. -I have heard of at least 2 possible complaints about sexual misconduct by director level employees from current and former employees. -2 months ago they let go of 1/3 of our office, and amongst them some of the most loyal and talented people that I have ever worked with, to bring in 3 new companies with decent portfolio, but with a lot of people that are turning out to be somewhat incompetent. -The company is hemorrhaging money and, instead of being fiscally responsible, the executive team spends an ABSURD amount of money with Hotel and Travel for members of the executive team, who commute from DC, NY, VA and CO. All that while regular employees are being laid-off and having salary raise requests denied. -It is nearly impossible to get a pay raise, and promotions are not really an option. -There are 3 of the advisors to the CEO that have no idea how to run a team and how things actually get done. The CEO himself, does not understand what happens in the day-to-day inside his own company and constantly relies on information from the wrong group of people. -The HR team only reacts to everything bad that happens instead of being proactive. -Everyone I know is actively applying somewhere else.

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PrecisionHawk Response
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First off, thank you for taking the time to write a review. We strive to be a great place to work, and we recognize that this year has been one full of transition. The drone industry is ripe with opportunity, and, to that point, it’s evolving extremely fast. You’ve heard the saying “building the car, while driving it.” Well, being a part of a truly transformative industry comes with lots of starts and stops. A few steps forward, a few steps back. Over the past two years, we have placed a lot of bets in order to grow. We doubled down on what was working and made real time adjustments when needed. As the industry evolves we are constantly learning and constantly improving to keep up, and all the lessons learned will be critical as we prepare to conquer what’s ahead. I’m sorry to hear about your feelings regarding management. We are focused on improving transparency and communication across the organization. We have implemented dinner with the CEO where once a month 5 to 7 employees get a night out with our CEO to have meaningful discussions and ask the hard questions that are weighing on employee’s minds. The Human Resources team has started doing individual check-ins with every employee. We have regularly scheduled all company meetings where we highlight what is happening across the company. I hope one or more of these avenues provide you an opportunity to have open dialogue with us. We value our people and know that growing your career at a company like PrecisionHawk will be a tremendous experience. It’s extremely challenging and rewarding. We appreciate your feedback.

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