divvyDOSE

1.0

Aug 15, 2019

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Pros

There are a lot of wonderful people on the team, and for a brief period, the engineering team was actually majority female. The benefits are also pretty good, though it can be awkward that they're much better for engineers than for the rest of the company. Engineers have unlimited PTO, a flexible schedule, and the ability to work from home whenever. Some team members work remotely full-time.

Cons

It’s no secret that the company is hemorrhaging engineers. The reason is simple: having an immature bully as your CTO makes for a very toxic work environment. He’s the kind of boss you tiptoe around because you never know when he will suddenly explode in the middle of a conversation that seemed completely benign. Middle managers spend a great deal of time and energy trying to handle him and keep him away from engineers, but they can only do so much. Some other examples of his behavior: (a) calling an Asian American employee a banana ("yellow on the outside, white on the inside"), and continuing to reference this "joke" for weeks afterward; (b) telling multiple people on the team that they should ask fewer questions to avoid seeming like they didn't know anything; and (c) micromanaging engineers to the point of demanding that one count the number of comments on her PRs and send him reports demonstrating that the comment total was decreasing over time. All of the employees in the above examples were women. And when diversity/inclusion concerns or initiatives are brought up to HR, they’re quick to tell you how passionate they are about inclusion in the same breath that they remind you that divvyDOSE is a startup with finite resources and *many* competing priorities. In one case, HR shared information directly with the CTO that had been shared by an employee who thought they were speaking in confidence. The adage that HR is not your friend could not be truer at this company.

divvyDOSE Response

Thanks for taking the time to provide a review. I can assure you that divvyDOSE takes any and all accusations seriously. We maintain high expectations about professional and personal conduct. We provide a number of opportunities throughout the year to allow employees across the company to bring up concerns and provide anonymous feedback. We also have an anonymous feedback form that people can use anytime. To date, we have not received any feedback that aligns with your observations (through our anonymous feedback/engagement survey, through direct managers, or from peers or other colleagues). I am happy to hear that you felt our benefits were good. We have worked very hard to provide free health insurance to our full-time employees. Our goal is to continue to work to create more rich benefits for our employees. We work hard to ensure that divvyDOSE is a diverse and inclusive place where all people are welcomed for their unique set of skills and abilities. Diversity and Inclusion mean so much more than any one thing. We will continue to do more, because we will never be at a place where we have done enough. We are all working to change healthcare in a deep and meaningful way. That work is hard and complex, but we enjoy that challenge and the results we see when we hear from those with chronic health issues about how transformative we have been for them. Thank you for your time at divvyDOSE and your efforts in helping us fix healthcare. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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