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      Huge Scam!!! - Senior Software Engineer Wickr Employee Review

      1.0
      May 21, 2018
      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get free snacks here.

      Cons

      They are running a big Scam. They will hire you by saying that you are being hired full time but actually they are hiring a contractor. Once you have completed the project they needed you for, they will fire you for no reason. Barely anyone completes a year here. Other than the core group of 4-5 people no one has been able to stay for more than a year. The COO is running a one man show and is unable to stabilize the ship because of his childish and egoistic behavior. Benefits suck and stocks are over valued (you aren't going to complete a year so stocks option is useless anyways). Product is very buggy and they are not able to improve it because higher management has no direction. Dissatisfied customers are leaving because of this.

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      Wickr Response
      8y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We value all of our employees, and have many long-term team members who enjoy working on our mission together. We’re sorry it didn’t work out for you with us and that you feel you were treated unfairly. One of the keys to our business is our commitment to respecting our team members, the quality of their work experience and our management’s transparency with them. We wish that you would have shared your dissatisfaction sooner; we strive to make Wickr a great place to work and are always open to feedback. If you have anything further to share, we'd love to hear from you at hr@wickr.com. Thank you

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      5.0
      Oct 9, 2024
      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Solid environment, great team, no micro managing

      Cons

      boring, need more investment into team building exercises

      2.0
      Sep 12, 2018
      Devops engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cool product Cool mission Tech is endless challenge Great learning opportunities that are unique Security

      Cons

      Wickr does NOT hire full time staff beyond it's core group, everyone outside of the inner clic is subject to "phoney full time" position that will last between 6-18months. It doesn't matter how you perform, or what department your in. Founders/Senior staff dont trust new hires and are very happy to let staff go. "We are going to fire X Y Z staff members after launch is successful" - cofounder (said that over lunch). You can expect to work long hours, watch your PMs get rotated faster than you can learn their names. HR at Wickr basically does not exist, they do but they don't actively participate. After leaving I had ONE request, please send me my W2 for 2016 I NEVER got it despite polite emails reminding HR. 2017 Never got my W2 either. You can really expect HR @Wickr to drop the ball. Avoid if you need a visa cause they will fire you with 2 weeks pay, they may even ask you to sign some pretty restrictive documents upon leaving. Either sign or forfit the 2 weeks severance. Positive reviews are lies, the company wont change until Founder/COO/Senior staff change which won't happen. Enjoy the table tennis.

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      Wickr Response
      7y
      Thank you for your review. In order to ensure that you have all the relevant tax documents moving forward, please send an email to hr@wickr.com so that we get you situated. We value our team, seasoned and new, and in no way condone unethical or undermining behavior at Wickr. We're not in the business of firing people, and I can assure you that we are never happy to let team members go, seasoned or not. These are hard decisions to make. Startups come with their own challenges, which can set business decisions in motion that shift our workforce needs. We strive to handle these situations with the utmost care and Im sorry if this was not your experience. Ultimately, it would have been helpful to learn of your grievances sooner. If you're open to sharing more, we would be happy to hear your thoughts. We do have many happy employees at Wickr who have freely posted positive reviews on Glassdoor. That said, we appreciate your comments and strive to improve by gaining valuable insight from past and present team members. If you have anything further to share, we'd love to hear more from you so that we can be more proactive and continue to improve in the future.
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