Egocentric company that burns and turns - Marketing Starkey Employee Review

2.0
Jun 8, 2021
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Pros

Colleagues were amazing. Products are cool.

Cons

President's latest tweet (with an inspiring self portrait) stated, "As the President and CEO of Starkey, I remind myself every day that I work for the people of Starkey, not the other way around." Funny. I remember working long hours, late nights and weekends bending over backwards for things this guy demanded last minute. No concern or care for employee workload or literal logistics. He snaps his fingers, and everyone scrambles to do what he says - even when everyone involves knows his ask is unrealistic and will cause an unbelievable and unnecessary amount of strain on the people he "works for." Leaders in his pocket are too afraid to tell him otherwise. They politely nod and say they'll get it done - without knowing if it can actually be done or at what sacrifice. These leaders are enabling this behavior and losing employees. If you're thinking about applying for a job in Marketing, I urge you not to. Long-time employees are leaving weekly. The only ones staying are the "mini-mes" of the leaders mentioned above.

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Pros

Decent pay, good work culture and colleagues, interesting technical work, great engineering equipment. The company/management has always been super accommodating. Good rapport with manager and project lead. Work at an IC level is definitely recognized more than most other companies I have worked for, especially when one is motivated and takes initiative. Company is also very fiscally disciplined and maintains strict budgets. This is definitely the best job I’ve had in the last 10 years.

Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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