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      PowerToFly

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      PowerToFly reviews

      3.4

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (77 total reviews)

      Milena Berry and Katharine Zaleski

      49% approve of CEO

      33% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      PowerToFly has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PowerToFly employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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      77 reviews
      1.0
      May 15, 2018

      Joined for the mission, turns out its a front

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The mission statement is really cool

      Cons

      The cofounder, who constantly appears on television and writes articles about diversity and inclusion, admitted in our annual sales meeting that she doesn't take cold calls. She then goes on to say that black women are the exception (mentions that you can tell they are black by the way they speak on the call) because she feels she owes them due to her white privilege. **Followed by laugh at those without white privilege** Before creating a company and mission for diversity and inclusivity, you should believe in it. Its 2018, not everyone looks like their ethnicity and she obviously did not know that I am part black. It made my employment there very uncomfortable. I felt if I said anything, then comments like that would be made when I was not in the room? If I don't say anything do they continue to get made in front of me? Unfortunately, this was only one of the inappropriate comments that was made but it really stood out to me. It is a very cliquey company and if you don't fit the mold, you won't be able to last long. I saw several people laid off who didn't fit the mold and it was terrible. The company has a great goal but needs people committed to implementing it internally first before guiding other companies.

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      PowerToFly Response
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      Katharine Zaleski here, CoFounder and President of PowerToFly and the person you’re talking about in this review. Thank you for your feedback and I apologize. I will take this feedback and educate myself to be better. You are right, I do remember commenting about cold calls in reference to the Alabama special election where numerous articles documented how black women led the charge on getting out the vote. Did I feel ashamed that I should have done more to also get out the vote as a democratic white women? Yes, and I remember relaying that to the room in that context. I still feel ashamed - and I have since then re-joined efforts around cold calling voters.
      1.0
      Oct 24, 2023

      Run don't walk in the opposite direction

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many great people work here, coworkers.

      Cons

      This is one of the worst declines of a company I've ever seen. Everyone joined with the vision and mission of DEI and helping people get jobs and companies being more inclusive, which has quickly devolved into being the complete opposite. 3 rounds of layoffs in less than a year, they hire people globally not because of diversity but to pay people less than US employees, and have not given raises in years. Milena is one of the least in-touch leaders I have ever seen, is incompetent in projecting business needs and strategically planning ahead to avoid layoffs or create efficiencies. The benefits are trash, the most expensive healthcare.

      2.0
      Aug 17, 2023

      Once a dream company - destroyed

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easily the best team I've ever worked for I had an incredible manager I loved the mission The global aspect of the work helped me stretch my muscles and learn so much Remote work and unlimited pto Lots of forward leaning conversations

      Cons

      Someone said this was a shell of what it once was and it's so true. When you get current employees aside (when they feel safe), they will tell you that the new leadership team changed everything. The layoffs, the absolute cruelty from the executive leadership team, the lack of safety in security of your job. It breaks my heart what has happened to a company that once gave me so much hope. Unless the company sells, I can't imagine it's around in a few years so please have a back up plan if you're interviewing here. This company is incredibly unstable and people are absolutely miserable there. Folks are also heavily pressured to write positive LinkedIn posts, don't get bamboozled.

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