Galvanize Reviews

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The sins of the past. Our former executive team burned through all of our cash. Things were turbulent for awhile, but we are getting on a good path again. Communications are improving, and the new management team is much improved, providing the company with new paths to forge forward and be the leader in accelerated education.

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Considering the space, the team wasn't very entrepreneurial. Lack of transparency around the state of the business.

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The executive board of Galvanize cares very little about the education department. From what I could tell, the entire education department has been cut until it can no longer function and nobody is happy. I think maybe a single time a member of the executive team visited the education department and saw students.

Be prepared to be a therapist, financial adviser, and life coach for many of the students when their family members die, lives take a tragic turn, or other various struggles as Galvanize refuses to provide one.

Don't expect any employer 401k contributions or any meaningful benefits outside of expensive health insurance and PTO.

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Space will eventually become an issue.

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Some events run late and then you have to stay late as well.

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Galvanize has been growing grossly irresponsibly. The founders have all jumped ship in one way or another after the frivolous spending and hiring resulted in being unable to pay bills for months, multiple rounds of layoffs, and cut corners that no longer match the original mission. Behind closed doors, leadership could not care less about their students (the main customer focus from the beginning) and have even proposed ideas that are essentially illegal in education, in addition to being morally inappropriate. There are zero roles solely focused on student mental health, support, and overall consumer protection.

The original team that built the company from the ground up were never taken care of financially, after promises that the company valued them, and most have left or have been looking for other work since mid-2017. The company culture is now toxic and everyone is on edge. To save money, the company has tried to combine upwards of 4 jobs into one, unpaid and overworked role. Multiple former employees are continuously harassed by collection agencies because Galvanize cannot pay their bills.

Run away from this company. HR is a total joke. It's not the startup that values ideas that it once was. It's just a matter of time before they are forced to close their doors and by then, far too many people will have been taken advantage of; students, employees, and members alike. Anyone with integrity no longer works there or is trying to get out.

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Not very stable when it comes to leadership.

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Flat organization
lot of leadership changes

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People are dropping like flies around Galvanize and there is absolutely no room for growth.

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Lean teams mean very long hours for some of us. Hopefully when we get more profitable, the hard work will pay off. I think this is an exciting time to be a part of the company.