Run Far Away; Worst Place to work if you want to build real product - Dev QuickFrame Employee Review

1.0
17 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The team, other than the cto, ceo and cro.

Cons

- ceo is doesn't listen, yells at employees constantly, and sets unrealistic deadlines for developers, and is constantly changing scope for product deliverables - cto just disappeared - there was no warning that she was leaving and she left all of us devs to hold the slack for her - When people step up to help lead, they are ignored unless they are friends with the ceo and cro - Sales teams are selling products that are no way ready for market and this puts more pressure on developers to deliver despite unrealistic deadlines and requirements - no Human Resources - employee concerns are ignored and not encouraged to be voiced - the worst part is feeling like you're being manipulated by the ceo. We came here to work and build a good product, not be screamed at, be left without leadership, be given a fake apology afterward to have it happen again, and worst of all, not be given proper requirements for the products we're building

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QuickFrame Response
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We strive for a culture where everyone feels empowered to contribute to our collective mission of building valuable video solutions. We’re sorry to learn that this was not your experience, but hope you’re encouraged by a few (of many!) recent changes. To start, we recently hired an engineering leader with a track record of enabling teams to build complex analytics and AI-powered products. We are also actively hiring additional engineering talent as we scale the business and are confident they will positively contribute to our existing product portfolio. In addition to these more recent changes, our business has several long-standing initiatives that foster the culture we strive for every day. For example, in our bi-weekly company All Hands meeting, a different team member delivers updates each week to ensure all employees get a chance to lead the conversation. Further, an ongoing training series covers a range of topics from video production to leadership and provides many professional development opportunities. As a fast-growing startup, we are not committed to perfection, but constant improvement. We find ourselves at an exciting inflection point as we scale and are confident that our best days are ahead of us.

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