Pros
Velocity was a great place to start my career in talent acquisition and helped to shape me into the recruiter I am today. Many of my coworkers became close friends and the collaboration among the recruitment team was always special. People went above and beyond to help each other and to balance the ebbs and flows of the workload. There was also frequently fun snacks and food brought into the office. At the beginning, the culture was strong and we used to have team bonding events and celebrations outside of work.
Cons
Leadership tends to make decisions based on emotion, and a lot of things get rolled out before they’re fully established or thought through. It often feels like the company’s strategy is to keep employees for a few years and then find ways to push them out once their salaries get higher. Top performers were let go with no explanation. Leadership is quick to label former employees as disrespectful or having attitudes. There’s also a heavy focus on AI and improving an internal CRM, even though there are already plenty of established 3rd party platforms that do the same thing. It doesn’t feel new or innovative, but it’s being prioritized at the expense of other areas that need focus. It's not uncommon for processes to change from day to day. Unorganized chaos is how I would describe the average week at Velocity. There’s a strong sense that leadership prioritizes themselves and their own financial interests first. Nepotism is so prevalent across the company that it's hardly worth mentioning - it's just the way it is and that will never change. Even as a top performer who stayed in the same role for a few years, there were no real conversations around growth or advancement. Overall, it feels like there’s absolutely no investment in employee development, which is something anyone considering the company should be aware of. In fact, leadership consistently seemed inconvenienced by people wanting to advance in their career.
