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      Literati

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      Literati Reviews

      3.4

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (97 total reviews)
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      Jessica Ewing

      57% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Culture and values

      3.4

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      Literati has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Literati employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      97 reviews
      1.0
      22 Jan 2022

      High Risk, Low Reward

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Offers a flexible work schedule

      Cons

      -Leadership fails to treat its employees with respect and expects 60+ hour work weeks while being paid for 40. -The CEO is dating within the company. She is unprofessional, unable to make effective business decisions, and acts based on her emotions and belief in "signs". -This was a business that had potential to be a unicorn of startups. Petty office politics has led to the exit of top performing employees. -Many people have been hired promised a role and budget only to start and realize they were mislead. Three employees have left the company in the past 6 months due to this issue specifically. -This business unfortunately only has 6 months to a year

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      Literati Response
      4y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts—our team can’t grow without genuine feedback from our past and present employees. We appreciate you bringing your concerns to our attention, as we strive to make all employees feel heard. We understand that work-life balance can be challenging in the ever-changing pace of a startup, which is why we are taking more direct steps to encourage our employees to take the time they need to recharge. We’re always open to hearing more about how we can improve the experience for all Literati team members. If you’d like to share any additional feedback, please reach out to peopleops@literati.com.
      1.0
      15 Oct 2023

      Culture of us 'Us' vs 'Them' Starting

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      It's really interesting to see how the company culture has shifted over my time here. We used to be encouraged to voice our concerns or feedback, but there's a growing hesitation in any of that now due to concerns about blow back and being tracked down. So, I guess the only pro's these days are really the heart of the mission and the people you work with if you are lucky enough to work with a solid group.

      Cons

      Navigating the current company culture feels a bit like walking on eggshells. If we try expressing concerns than we get labeled as not being "on board" or, even worse apparently, a "hater" who can't hack it at a startup (see recent review from a true blue "non hater"). But real talk, the challenges of being understaffed, underpaid, and unimpressed by many things happened are making it tough for many of us to just keep pushing like we used to. While there's a lot of talk from people at this company about needing to be a certain kind of person to survive startups, they all seem to forget that a lot of us have thrived in other environments just like this and done just fine. It's not because you're a startup Literati. It's not even because of the push to profitability. It's because of the culture. It's because the workload is too high. It's because the demands are too much. It's because trust is damaged and it hasn't been built back up. It's because a lot of our co-workers are still looking for jobs months after the 1st lay off and now we're seeing the second round struggle too. We're not immune to any of this just because you want us to me.

      2.0
      28 Aug 2023

      Lack of trust

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The mission is great/exciting. The people I worked with are the best. Remote first.

      Cons

      High turnover on leadership. If employees give feedback it is not taken seriously. Employees are scared to speak up (or leave GD reviews) because they will be exited if they say something leadership doesn't like. Large layoff as it seems there is trouble with funds, but we were not expecting it.

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      Literati Response
      2y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts—our team can’t grow without genuine feedback from our past and present employees. This concern is being addressed at the leadership level as we continue to make trust a priority for our employees. We’re always open to hearing more about how we can improve the experience for all Literati team members. If you’d like to share any additional feedback, please reach out to peopleops@literati.com.
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