It was good, until it wasn’t - Event Production Manager Convene Employee Review

1.0
8 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Offers a fresh, new take on meetings and hospitality. Big emphasis on work life balance and WFH was very important for employees to utilize, if possible.

Cons

Managing of company money and overall business is questionable. They were on a hiring craze for 2022 but were simultaneously making system changes to save money, i,e outlook to gmail, calendly to chili piper, while promoting upsell initiatives for bonuses. Then December came and holiday budgets were postponed and 25% of the company were laid off 2 weeks before the holidays. This is after they opened a new location in San Fran and we’re promoting another location in NYC. Then a little over a month later they announce they acquired another event company. There were people who had only been with the company a few weeks or a few months, that had relocated and started all over to be dropped. They betrayed their employees, and is questionable if they can be trusted.

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5.0
10 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They push you to utilize your pto. The “we’re family” hits a little different when you have a team that actually cares. Ryan Simonetti is by far the best CEO I have ever met. Treats all employees like equal, very respectful and humble!

Cons

None really, probably former managers that are no longer with CHG.

3.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible work life balance remote

Cons

Lack of support from leadership

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