14 West Employee Reviews about "upper management"
Updated Jul 30, 2021
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "The work/life balance is amazing and that's something you don't really find anymore" (in 5 reviews)
- "A year later there have been significant layoffs every several months in 2020, and not all impacted by covid." (in 4 reviews)
Reviews about "upper management"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great fairly laid back work environment Manager is very attentive to feedback, meets regularly with me to check-in Teams work very well together and communication is seamless across the entire department Leadership is fairly decentralized (never have felt intimidated or afraid to talk with upper management, feels like everyone is equally important). Growth potential definitely exists, but you have to really show that you are able and willing.
Cons
Benefits could be slightly better, but that's a really minor con
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good work-life balance. Work is easy and rarely requires off hour works, but are flexible to work with you to make sure you aren't overworked.
Cons
Went through a lot of layoffs and upper management doesn't always learn from past lessons
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
happy hours, beer fridge, the people that are actually working (20% of the company)
Cons
Upper management is a bunch of fratty drinkers with access to the company card that they take advantage of for personal use. Middle management is completely lost and they struggle with leading, managing, or setting an example. The company promotes based on the time you've been with the company, rather than your contributions to the company or team, or if you are the best in the team. There are a lot of unnecessary people that should be gone but because they do the bare minimum, they can stay.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Free booze & snacks Tele-work capable during the COVID-19 pandemic Decent pay as long as you don’t work on commission You can get hired with no experience or education in the field Impossible to get fired, another Agora company will hire you immediately if you do Tons of happy hours & extravagant holiday parties even when company-wide layoffs are occurring They really go the extra mile to solicit positive reviews from current employees Always room for growth/taking on extra responsibilities with the high turnover rate Beautiful historic office buildings that aren’t handicap accessible
Cons
Upper management is out of touch with day-to-day operations and does not know or care about employees or quality of work Little diversity/frat house culture that’s unwelcoming to BIPOC & women All tech is created in-house so it’s not relevant to any other workplace Shady marketing campaigns that target seniors & spread misinformation Companies are constantly being rebranded or merged because of all the lawsuits Last paycheck was a full week late
Continue readingTo the reviewer, as disappointing as this review is to read, we appreciate you taking the time to post. Whether or not it is entirely fair or accurate, your perception of the organization is useful and is being shared with our leadership.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
14 West was a great place to work at before all the structural changes that occurred in February.
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The culture was great and very laid back.
Cons
Untrustworthy upper management and too many changes.
Continue reading14 West Response
Digital Content Manager
It's no secret that our Technology division has undergone a great deal of change and restructuring over the last several years. Some of this change just comes with the territory as service providers - as our clients' businesses and needs evolve, we must respond. Instead of fearing change or rejecting it, we must embrace it. Sometimes that means that an established solution needs to be revisited or completely abandoned in the blink of an eye. That is never our goal, nor is it ideal, but that is our reality. And our people have to be willing and eager to be a part of the subsequent change.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great happy hours and office parties
Cons
Upper Management is unprofessional
Continue reading14 West Response
Digital Content Manager
WesTech leadership is taking a hard look at themselves and the business right now. Leadership development and management is and will continue to be an enormous focus for the tech division in 2020 - secondary only to doing everything they can to continue to drive the business forward.
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