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Weejee Learning Reviews

4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(12 total reviews)

Ian Huckabee

89% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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12 reviews
1.0
Apr 23, 2015

The glow wore off quickly

Anonymous employee
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Pros

* remote work * some cool projects

Cons

* Projects seem to be consistently underbid and over promised in the BD process. As a result, team members actually doing the work often scramble to try to meet champagne expectations on a cheap beer budget. * Management quick to throw employees under the bus to appease clients. * Project scoping woefully incompetent, with completely unrealistic expectations of how many hours it actually takes to complete the projects the client wants. * No health insurance. * Few if any opportunities to advance within the company. * No support for professional development.

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Weejee Learning Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We read each and every one, and take them to heart. We’d like to respond to your project scoping comment first, as we think it is an issue that does take some consideration and knowledge of the e-learning business as a whole. Scoping a project is always hard as there are many variables at stake that can simply change at the drop of a hat. We try to do our best in considering all factors when scoping for projects with the information known at that time. We are also moving more and more projects to agile project management which will not only change the processes we use but will also allow for better adaptability for projects. The new PM tool that we have switched to will also allow more insight into which pieces of the project take more or less time, and we will be able to adjust future scopes of projects accordingly. Weejee Peeps wear many different hats, and during busy times, that may mean – like any job – that you put in more hours that week than usual. But that is not the norm. We value someone who can get their work done well in 38 hours, and spend the rest of the time enjoying their life outside of work. We value personal time, and know that people need that time to be more inspired and more efficient in their work. As many small companies like us do, Weejee tries to encourage learning and growth in our organization - and it is actually something we’ve recently added as a bigger internal initiative – but we also know that there are limited opportunities to advance within the company due to its size. Instead, we promote the ability to search out different elements that our Peeps may want to learn, and help them carve out time to try it. We have also looked at providing healthcare insurance for our employees. At that time, we decided that what we’d be able to provide as a small company would not benefit the employees, as many of our employees have plans with their spouses. The limited participation that we’d likely see would not be enough of a pro to outweigh the cons of the cost of the medical insurance for our business. We value each and every person who works with us at Weejee. We either succeed or fail as a team. We have increased cultural initiatives such as quarterly employee engagement surveys, implemented an unlimited vacation and sick leave policy, and improved our monthly All Hands meeting with plans to improve on many more of those cultural areas this year. Weejee is so great because of the employees and contractors who make it great each and every day. Thank you again for providing your review. -Weejee Talent Team
2.0
Apr 9, 2015

Potential, but lack of feedback and communication

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Remote work, neat clients, great individual contributors who are talented. Decent network of contractors. Good pay. Talented leadership for their specific skill sets, not necessarily for management.

Cons

Feedback is minimal, even when requested, or is only positive. Hard to grow or understand what you're doing incorrectly, leading to more stress. Processes were not clear, especially for a tiny company. Definite lack of communication between management, sales, and the teams. Management often have a vision for a project that isn't clearly communicated. Unrealistic timelines and budgets for the quality of work they want to deliver, forcing some projects to go to overseas contractors which only causes more problems in the long run. Surprisingly political for how small the company is. Would promise one thing, then literally turn around the next week and go against it without any communication behind the reasoning. Constantly promising benefits, better timelines, better documented procedures, but everyone is so wrapped up in their 45+ hours of work a week that there's never any time to actually get that done. Absolutely *nothing* changed in the time that I was there, just more people added to the management to throw problems onto - and they rarely actually get to do their intended jobs. Turnstile of project managers, leading to poorly managed projects because there's no one experienced enough in managing them. The only examples of projects are other poorly led ones. They requested that everyone post reviews on Glassdoor, but majority of company had been there less than 4 months, barely enough experience to post. Nothing wrong with this practice, but I think it puts context on the other reviews.

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Weejee Learning Response
10y
Thank you for providing us with this review. We look at each and every one, and take the time to truly think about how we can take the feedback you provide and make Weejee a better place to work. Feedback in a small company is important, but it can be a little tricky. In small companies, everyone speaks to each other directly, usually multiple times a day, essentially providing feedback in real time. But we recognize this is not always the right kind of feedback. Weejee has grown to a size where a structured feedback system is important for all its employees and contractors, and so we’re creating a feedback program that will include 360 feedback and more frequent supervisor feedback so that each employee has a better, fuller understanding of where they are doing well and where they can improve. As a company, we have recently upgraded our project management system. The new system will provide for better efficiencies and greater communication among the teams and management. Scoping a project is more difficult than it would first appear for a number of reasons. Clients come to us with varying levels of understanding of the process and varying levels of content readiness. Our sales team does its best to include in all proposals the assumptions and contingencies necessary to accommodate resource overages, extended review cycles and scope increases due to added functionality and features. Over time, the architecting of solutions and our proposal have gotten really strong, and with the agile-like approach we take to most of our projects, we’ve been able to better convey to Weejee’s internal teams and the clients’ teams the specifics of the engagement, so that when a project reaches the point where additional resources are needed, we are at a mutual point of understanding with the client. There are many variables at stake that can simply change at the drop of a hat. Weejee tries to take into consideration all factors when scoping for projects with the information known at that time. With agile project management, the processes will improve and allow for better adaptability for projects. The new PM tool that we have switched to will also allow more insight into which pieces of the project take more or less time, and we will be able to adjust future scopes of projects accordingly. For resourcing, Weejee uses a mix of full-time staff and contract resources. Weejee focuses on hiring resources locally and nationally, and if required to do so, we will look internationally. We have clients around the world, and with that, we may need resources outside of the US to accommodate. We value each and every person that works with us. We are sorry that you felt that it was a political atmosphere. Again, we’re a small company. Perhaps our goal of being as efficient and direct as we can be with our clients comes across in a different way, and if that is the case, we are truly sorry. As a small company, Weejee Peeps wear many different hats, and during busy times, that may mean – like any job – you put in more hours that week than usual. But that’s not the norm. We value someone who can get their work done well in 38 hours, and spend the rest of the time enjoying their life outside of work. We value personal time, and know that people need that time to be more inspired and more efficient when they are at work. As mentioned, we do ask all employees to add reviews to Glassdoor. Like any company out there, we have improvements that can be made. We think we do a pretty good job of being a great place to work that is also flexible, but we know we don’t have all of the right answers. Other sites like InHerSight rank us as one of the top places for women to work, and we think it’s a pretty great place. Lastly, when we hire at Weejee, we not only hire for fit and skill set, but we also hire for potential. We would much rather be able to promote from within when we can, and in order to do that, we have to take a chance on employees that may not have had formal experience. We thank you again for taking the time to provide feedback. We read and take each one to heart. -Weejee Talent Team
3.0
Sep 11, 2015

Management needs to focus

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible work environment, unlimited vacation, most of the people are great and try to do what they can with what they have.

Cons

Management has priorities that they say about a vision but they don't actually do anything aligned with that vision. They seem to decide everything behind closed doors and decide to micromanage when the wind strikes them. I know that the cofounders are also the top management but they need to let go and let the people that they hired do the jobs they were hired to do and focus on the core of the business which is actually the thing that needs the most help. Time and resources are thin, and everything is overworked and overwhelmed.

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Weejee Learning Response
10y
Thanks for your comments and concerns. Currently, senior management has never been more focused. And because we are a small company with only 12 employees, all management is very visible; it’s the nature of a small company. We very much work together on the big things and the little things as a team, and the feedback management gets when we involve ourselves in any manner is always positive, so your comments come as a surprise. We’ll definitely look into this with our staff to make sure we’re not missing anything and to correct what it is that is causing you concern. As you're a current employee, please understand what the owners have expressed countlessly, that your thoughts, concerns and ideas are very welcome, and we encourage you to share them with us at any time.
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