Lack of vision and office led by Highly political and unethical leadership - Engineer VivaKi Employee Review

1.0
Sep 15, 2012
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Pros

Even with all fairness, it's really hard for me to come up with any upside of working here. They do tend to pay slightly better than industry average - but I honestly don't think an additional couple of grand per year is still worth working here.

Cons

Way too much politics for such a small office. Tendency to isolate good people and force them to leave out of frustration. Management has a chip on their shoulder and anyone daring to sing a different tune better start packing their bags. Everyone too busy impressing everyone around them instead of trying to build solutions (do their job) . Important business impacting decisions made out of whim without putting the right amount of effort or thought; decisions are often made as a knee-jerk reaction. Insecure management always trying to watch their back - what does that say about the culture.

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5.0
Nov 12, 2015
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Pros

great parent company, great benefits

Cons

confusing career path, confusing company objectives

4.0
Oct 14, 2015
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Pros

Vivaki has gone a long way with the multiple restructures it has had in the last year. The company has seen a tremendous amount of turnover and majority of current employees have started within the year. With this said, a lot of historical knowledge has been lost which makes it very difficult to retain the level of excellence Vivaki once had. Although with multiple restructures, having a new team in place helps shape and adapt a new way of operating much faster. Things at Vivaki are in a much better place now then it has been in the last two years. The company has a solid structure on how to plan and execute initiatives. Work life balance at Vivaki is one of the best. People overall truly like each other which makes it a better place to work.

Cons

Personally I do not see any downsides working at Viavki. The amount of knowledge and exposure(internally and externally) you ingest while working here is one of a kind. I would say the company does not have a solid employee on boarding program and has a historic issue with issuing merit increases. Being held to the standards of the holding company, Vivaki has no control over when promotions/merit increases can be given unless the group allows it. So therefore you will see a lot of promotions with new titles but without any salary increase.

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