Unstable, Poorly Managed - Anonymous employee Geofeedia Employee Review

1.0
Aug 19, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers, nice offices, and plenty of snacks.

Cons

The company was incredibly poorly managed. The CEO has his hands in everything and is far more involved than he should be. He should be a figurehead, but instead involves himself in everything but is very out of touch with reality. He checks employees calendars every week, to see what they are doing. There have been 3 major layoffs and many of the people who have been fired were excellent employees. The layoffs had a chilling effect on morale and culture. There is a serious old boys club mentality, and some rampant sexism. Women were never promoted or given raises. Hiring the CEO's friends and family regardless of their qualifications is a big problem. The pay is not terribly competitive, and they have changed the pay structure for employees without a discussion resulting in people earning significantly less than they previously had. They do not really have a flexible culture, and you will be micromanaged. Top management has turned over multiple times, leading to a lack of focus and continuity. The technology is cool, but with the ever changing terms and conditions of Twitter and Instagram the product may not be valuable in the near future.

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5.0
Aug 26, 2016
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Pros

Once in a lifetime market opportunity Autonomy in your role once you prove yourself Fun, energetic team Team player environment Sales positions can be very lucrative Everyone in company owns equity

Cons

Extremely fast paced, too fast for some Management changes regularly Less than 50% attrition for sales people Product and Sales in disparate offices, challenges in communication

3.0
Dec 2, 2015
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Pros

*Truly the best software amongst an emerging and wide-open market *Tons of potential, both in compensation and career mobility *Both office locations are outstanding, and new Indy space will be great *Solid benefits *Product team is extremely capable, from top to bottom *Employees are all very nice and get along *Innovative and "cool" software platform *Being close to the 'ground floor' of a startup *Executive management is full of highly intelligent and experienced people *Relaxed dress code

Cons

*Survival is almost entirely dependent on external factors (e.g. data from social media platforms) *Changes, like those mentioned above, are related to the sales team after the fact *Culture is lacking in cohesiveness between management & employees / different departments *Certain employees are given preferential treatment that is not always merit-based *Set hours/meetings lead to a clock in/clock out culture *Executive management lacks connection between the ideal and the reality for front-end sales *(Speculation): Potential to be working for a larger corporation in the future

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