Not as it seems - Anonymous Stay Alfred Employee Review

3.0
Mar 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There can be some fun and exciting moments. Some really fun and great people work here.

Cons

Over a year in and rose bloom is coming off. Over the past 6 months, the company fired dozens of employees in the field very unceremoniously then gave a very insincere explanation to us. I know for a fact they've cut salaries for people in the field by large amounts who live in very expensive cities thereby forcing them to find work elsewhere. Managment claims we blowing up, but make incredibly short sighted and baffeling decisions. They are pretending they are a start up... but they arent. This place is like 10 years old... which seems like a serious excuse to supress wages, administer terrible insurance and of course cut salaries. The free lunches and booze at work is nice, but the company is unorganized and I have lost the feeling of security and innovation this company once inspired. I hate to say it but it's not the same place I agreed to work. It's not a soulless corporation, but it's quickly headed in the direction of being just another place to work that keeps wages low, offers subpar benefits all with the hope that we'll forgive it all because we can have a beer at work once in a while. I hope we circle back to what we once were soon.

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Stay Alfred Response
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Hi there, Thank you for sharing your open and honest feedback. I’m sorry you feel the explanation for the layoffs last year wasn’t communicated with more clarity. We held a company-wide “town hall” style meeting with our CEO Jordan to make sure any outstanding questions were addressed and so no one would feel like they didn’t have adequate information, but we understand people have different communication expectations The salary changes in the cities were unfortunately necessary based on projections for those cities and changes to inventory. No pay decrease decision is ever taken lightly, but it was necessary for the company; we are working as a team to better-project for the future. Regarding insurance benefits, please know we understand Stay Alfred employs hard workers with families across the country - we strive to improve benefits year after year and create competitive incentives that improve that work/life balance. As you know, after 8 years in business we’re experiencing tremendous growth as a company, but culture and employee satisfaction and happiness is still a top priority. Please know this post has been escalated and shared with the HR and senior leadership, and we appreciate your candid feedback. Best, Randie Douse, People & Culture Manager

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