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Layoffs for Raises - Engineer UniKey Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Oct 17, 2019
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Pros

Coworkers are fun and relaxed.

Cons

Base pay and benefits were sub-par. To make up for this, we were promised raises and better benefits. Executive management laid of a large portion of the company in order to pay themselves more. They claimed "economic downturn" was to blame, just days after giving a report of growth and amazing ROI. Wouldn't be surprised if some sort of labor-related lawsuit came from this mass exodus.

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5.0
Oct 29, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great team, Work from home days, lenient hours, pets allowed, fully stocked kitchen, Unlimited Vacation, Opportunity to try new things and bring new ideas to the table

Cons

No specific work hours so it's a little grey on when the day starts and when it ends

1.0
Feb 9, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The concept and the technology are interesting and cutting edge. Incredible talent density and some of the nicest people I have ever worked with.

Cons

Since January the QA manager has left, two of the most senior web engineers have left, the project manager left, the last remaining co-founder has left and is contacting everyone trying to sell his shares, the COO resigned yesterday for "family reasons" and the company delayed everyones paycheck last week due to "best practices" which makes absolutely no sense. Several people did not know about the "best practice" payroll change announcement until their paycheck didn't show up on time because it was never communicated in writing ahead of time. We did get paid today thank God. To date nobody has been hired to replace any of the people that have left which has caused even more concerns about the company finances. I would sum it up as the wild west where the managers are in over their head and don't know how to run a business. There is no structure or consistency in what is expected day to day. It's a shame because there is so much opportunity and the people are so nice and get along so well. The atmosphere in the office is pretty defeated, feels like a sinking ship.

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UniKey Technologies Response
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We appreciate the candid feedback and review. We have certainly experienced a lot of changes recently and we understand how this can make for a stressful environment. We believe that the changes we are implementing will bring the most value to you, as an employee, as well as our partners as the company continues to rapidly expand. We hear your feedback and are doing our best to encourage a culture of trust with open communication.
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