Picture this: You’re in your 20’s and you don’t have much experience. You find LeadVision. It boasts happy hours, ping pong, and a decent starting salary. Plus, the hiring manager is totally into you. Seems too good to be true.
Newsflash - it is. Run while you can.
I get it. You need experience. In a year or two, if it truly sucks, you’ll quit. How bad can it be? Here are some things to keep in mind when making your decision:
- The company is incredibly disorganized and has its hands in too many pots. There is no overarching plan or goal. Generally, if one is set, it is almost immediately changed. You'll often work on a project for months just for it to get thrown out when management doesn't see results in six seconds. Sometimes, contests are offered with prizes for whoever can meet the most recent, rushed, & impossible goal. These likely won't be fully followed through on, so don't get your hopes up. They're looking for a quick buck, not a solid, sustainable business plan.
- Most of the employees are overworked. This is framed nicely in the interview as "wearing many hats". The reason pay is decent and there are "perks" is because the CEO prefers it if your life revolves around the company. Don't even think about actually using your PTO.
- Management hands out lofty titles like “senior” or “executive” at the end of your first year, but the raises don't match. If you really want a pay raise, become a manager. Only downside is you'll have to sell your soul, tattle on your team, and start drama.
- You’re expected to consistently show up to happy hours, after-work events, and socials. You’ll also be expected to act like you're having the time of your life. (If you're a female, this means being aggressively bubbly. A meeting was actually called once because a team was "too quiet".)
I could keep going, but that's the gist. If you’re using these reviews to decide whether or not to work at LeadVision, just know that I strongly advise against it. If you do go for it though, best of luck. You’ll make a therapist very rich one day. Heads up - block management on social media. You'll thank me later.