Pay is lower than other tech companies of this size and the hours can get brutal during the busy season. At times, there will be people sleeping in the office overnight due to the amount of work. A lot of contractors are brought on during the busy season as well, but with many being let go before their contracts expired.
The product is not as innovative as they want to make it seem, and the quality of work pushed out is embarrassing due to the rushed deadlines and a growth-at-all-costs mentality. Additonally, there is little communication between departments which leads to major issues in projects.
Talent and loyalty is not valued, only the amount of money that could be saved if a senior employee was cut. A major lay off today had some of the best employees leave. Managers that were with the company for years (one of first hires!) that helped to build the teams and were instrumental in success had less notice than a temp.
And more than just laying people off from their jobs, Guidespark tore apart a family. The emotional trauma is going to haunt the company and the future is not bright.
