Flywheel Reviews

Agencies are a dime a dozen, and Flywheel is no exception. What does make Flywheel exceptional, however, is that they seriously underpay and have awful benefits. Management is fully aware of this, at some point deciding to not invest in employee development and keep turnover high so they can instead sustain underpaying smart people. I can't even begin to describe how uncomfortable they make it to request time off. Aside from compensation, another factor that sets Flywheel apart is management. Instead of behaving like role models, mentors, or leaders, a more accurate description of management would be a short tempered and exclusive peanut gallery. They are disrespectful and dismissive, and do not take any junior level input seriously.

Being understaffed means being overworked. Since going remote, it was pretty typical to work morning, day, night and weekend to get ahead of the deadline pressure, and that lack of work-life balance leads to burn-out and low team morale. There is a lot of talk about infinite potential for growth and a mentality that the work you put in is what you'll get out, but it became clear that compensation wasn't really connected to personal production or responsibility. Even if your team is killing it due to the OT you're putting in, you'll get an annual raise that won't reflect your hours or effort.