Not Worth It - Anonymous employee Velour Employee Review

1.0
Dec 26, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- WFH due to pandemic

Cons

- No HR and while they say you can “talk to you leaders”, they all have zero experience managing people and leading a team so there is more than often no solution - No pay raises for over 2 years - They continue to leverage the “start-up” environment as the reason for a lack of policies & procedures however they’re a business whose been around for over 10 years - lack strategy and guidance - overwhelm every department because they prefer to not hire more help or are too cheap to, unsure which one. Employees don’t sleep and can’t even take a proper vacation because their department will crumble if they are not there. CEO expects this. - zero development and succession planning. You can gain experience if you take the initiative for yourself, but leaders and team do not guide or even know your career aspirations ( they actually never asked or cared. They barely know your birthday or name) -Dry and quiet office environment- Ive actually had an anxiety attack from how awkward and unwelcoming this place is. -CEO favours and sides with people on their team most of which are close personal friends - Lots of gaslighting and lack of trust - constant changes to pipeline and strategy making it impossible to do your job properly

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5.0
May 7, 2019
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Pros

- Open concept office in a trendy area. - Small office staff that is friendly that actually get along - Job perks like free products and discounts, team lunches + activities, bubble tea etc. - Office dog! - Support from managers and other team members.

Cons

No real cons! Especially in comparison to my previous jobs.

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1.0
Mar 3, 2020
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Pros

The dog Young office environment Company outings Good coworkers aside from the CEO

Cons

CEO is incredibly petty and has absolutely no business managing anyone. She talks behind peoples backs and consistently plays favourites. Lacks person-ability and takes everything personally. Will ice you out based on little things. Incredibly fake to your face, sends other members of upper management to do her dirty work. Office is incredibly dry and quiet. Constant changes in pipelines which makes organization hard, CEO lashes out when things have to be rushed despite it being her fault. Plenty of unethical business happening behind the scenes, lacks real transparency in the office and to their customers. CEO is cheap and doesn't pay what the talent is worth, instead blankets value into buying office coffees or company outings. Only way to get ahead is to brown nose to the CEO. No HR department, so if you have a problem it will never be solved because the CEO doesn't have a single bone capable of leadership or empathy in her body. Company would crumble without the Director of Finance.

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