Cool Web 2.0 Company ... stuck in 1.0 world. - Manager Lavalife Employee Review

Neat industry, lots of challenges in different dating verticals (voice,web, mobile). US, Canadian and Australian markets offer plenty of challenges for a person. Strong developer team with good foundations that keeps it all together. Last couple years has seen a big cultural / management shift in company. So far results are less than stellar and morale is heading south fast. Good people are leaving, layoffs include personal grudges so people are getting fed up. No compensation, bonus, incentives applied to keep team cohesive - poor communication down to the troops from Senior Mgmt. Lack of true leaders. Bottomline: Neat industry, cool challenges - ruined by poor senior mgmt.

Management - if you were part of the "in crowd" you could walk on water. If you weren't blessed with this - your issues / proposals / suggestions would fall on deaf ears. Only a handful of management actually grasp the business details - but are not in a position to fix the problems with the company.

Very cool market to be in. Groups of good, motivated people.

Lack of direction from top down. Almost as if the top management is clueless on where to head this company. Sr. Management would like you to believe that they have it under control. However, the lack of motivation, direction is evident on the work floor. Middle management is average, with a bunch of people just trying to do their job. Way too many egos, personalities to deal with. No job security - you are just a number, and that's it. Serious lack of honest and frank communication within the org. Way to political for a company this size.