Only choose it if you have no other option - Anonymous employee Rivel, Inc. Employee Review

1.0
Apr 1, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Office location is the only pro I can think of.

Cons

1) Nepotism 2) Terrible C-suite management 3) Poor decision-making 4) Professional gaslighting is extremely common with some senior executives in the company and HR turns a blind eye

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Rivel, Inc. Response
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We were voted 24th in Hearst Media's top companies to work for in Connecticut in 2020 (see link here: https://www.ctpost.com/topworkplaces/). This survey is voted on by all the employees and we achieved amazing scores according to this publication. Over the past 15 years, we have experienced 16% CAGR in revenues and we are expanding the business into many new areas. We have grown from 20 employees five years ago to close to 70 now. Management has made some powerful decisions over the past 3-4 years that have propelled us into new markets and verticals. My guess is that you might have been one of the employees we either let go or didn't promote due to performance. For that, you were probably frustrated. We are sorry that your stay at Rivel was not what you expected (your review states former employee/less than one year). Since we haven't had someone stay less than one year in the past 2 years, this review unfortunately is not current and feels like "sour grapes". Actually, borderline vindictive. We wish you luck in your future endeavors.

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