Every single thing I witnessed about this company has been a disaster, starting as early as my interview. They dropped the ball several time throughout my interview and onboarding process; they missed scheduled interview appointments, didn't properly communicate which interviews were in-person versus video calls either to myself or the hiring manager, went a week between a verbal offer and a written one, and more. Once I started my first day, I was immediately made aware of the toxic work culture. I have seen infighting and gossip in every other job I have ever had, but I have never experienced it so suddenly and intensely as I did during my first week at Meriplex. I was also surprised to see how siloed and disorganized certain departments were; surely one of many lasting consequences resulting from this company's recent aggressive series of acquisitions. Another of these consequences reared its ugly head not long after: layoffs. Leading up to and during Thanksgiving week, sales and business development teams were decimated. I was thankful that my team made it through the holidays, but not much longer. We were given an abrupt announcement today (February 5) that all of marketing would be outsourced, and a big chunk (possibly all) of our team was subsequently let go. The worst part? None of marketing's leaders were in the office when it happened. Nobody in my chain of command was willing to look us in the eyes and tell us what they were doing to us and why. They just had HR do it for them, while they stayed at home. So now, because of how poorly things have been run, I had to go home less than half a year after my first day and tell my family that I've already lost my job. As this has just happened today, I acknowledge that I'm writing this with emotion, but the events that I've described here are exactly as they have happened. If you're considering taking a job at Meriplex, do yourself--AND YOUR FAMILY--a favor and pass this one up.
