The Common Denominator - Anonymous employee Friendemic Employee Review

Unfortunately, the downsides outweigh the pros by a lot. Early in 2017, they went through a merger with GoFanbase, and things went downhill from there. By the time I left the company, about 15 people had quit since the beginning of the year and the number has only gone up. I'm not saying that change isn't good, but they changed things in a way that was illogical. They went from having teams that had a manager and several other members with multiple responsibilities to splitting our job roles up into different departments. This (along with adopting a million different software systems, having no processes figured out beforehand, and creating a culture where we have to get approval for even tiny things) made the company structure far too complicated. I, among other people, was regularly confused about who we were supposed to go to when we needed things to get done. It was also a huge slap in the face when they made these role changes and they made a decision for a lot of the employees. Most job roles had significantly fewer responsibilities and a were a waste of our skills and talent. Management doesn't seem to notice or care about people's talents and use them to their advantage. The company culture has always been difficult to deal with and is only getting worse. Ever since I started, I felt like most (not all) of the people who ever got promotions or raises were people who were either "cool", were friends with people in management, and/or were flat out obnoxious. Moreover, they weren’t always the best workers. I also felt that some of these people took credit for others accomplishments. Management took away a lot of the tools that were used to recognize people's accomplishments, and you have to fight tooth and nail to get a raise. Management believes three things when it comes to raises: 1) Promotions don't always come with a raise (even when it requires more responsibility); 2) tenure at the company doesn't merit a raise (even when it means the employee has more experience and loyalty); and 3) we should be happy to work there even though we get paid very little. People who have asked for a raise are often faced with management asking them to accomplish a never ending list of tasks or with a thinly veiled lecture on how the company is filled with entitled millennials who should just be content to work there because it's a fun start-up culture. While this is a good job if you’re just starting out, you do not learn a lot of professional skills here. It’s the little things you never end up learning: crafting good emails; thinking on your feet; making judgment calls on your own; handling responsibility; resolving disputes with co-workers; etc.