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      Sad and disappointed to uncover a truly toxic culture - Recensione dipendente - Marketing presso Handshake

      1,0
      15 nov 2023
      Marketing
      Consiglia
      Gradimento del CEO
      Pronostico commerciale

      Vantaggi

      I've met some of the smartest, most wonderful people through Handshake. It’s such a shame they’ve been systematically pushed out or live in fear of being fired if they don't blindly play leadership’s political games. Once my favorite job due to the fair pay, decent benefits, great flexibility, and coworkers who became friends, Handshake doesn’t feel like a place where I can sustainably continue my career.

      Svantaggi

      As others have stated, the CEO makes impulsive decisions, and senior leadership follows suit. During my year and a half here, I’ve seen 4 C-suite execs pushed out and have watched the only VPs I’ve respected resign because they can’t take the toxicity anymore. Those who have stayed take the same dictatorial approach that the CEO does (I have more authority than you, so just do as I say). The only way to progress is to play the political game, which in many cases means undermining others and taking sole credit for work that was a team effort. Those of us who find this behavior morally repulsive are left with few prospects, and anyone who pushes back expects that their job is likely on the line. The company isn’t doing well due to mismanagement so layoffs continue to be on the table. Unsurprisingly, the naysayers always manage to make the list. If the mission of this company resonates with you, I can almost guarantee the culture will not. They’re in direct conflict.

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      2y
      Thank you for sharing your candid thoughts about your experience. There have been multiple changes in the C-suite and the extended leadership team, as you noted, which we feel are in service of aligning our leadership with the future goals of the company. Our leadership team meetings are spaces of lively conversation, where everyone can comfortably and safely push back against ideas with which they disagree (including those of the CEO). Moreover, we strive to engage all Handshake employees – whether C-suite, VP, front-line manager, or IC – in active conversations about their work, but in the interest of efficiency and speed, this cannot always take place. We hate to hear that you feel that individuals’ work is undermined or that people are not getting credit for their work, and we hope that you and others report these issues through the appropriate internal channels so we can investigate accordingly. All employees at Handshake are held to the Company Principles, and we certainly expect VPs and other high-level leadership to “Set the pace and tone” and “Own the impact”. Again, we very much appreciate your feedback and take your concerns seriously.

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      5,0
      24 giu 2026
      Remote ai trainer
      Consiglia
      Gradimento del CEO
      Pronostico commerciale

      Vantaggi

      Remote opportunities for different projects.

      Svantaggi

      Projects often pause, and we wish they would last longer.

      1,0
      22 mag 2026
      Ai data annotator
      Consiglia
      Gradimento del CEO
      Pronostico commerciale

      Vantaggi

      Challenging, interesting position in the short term.

      Svantaggi

      The company has implemented a new timer policy that has “active” and “inactive” time on the backend that makes up for the total time. We were getting paid by total time (as you should), but HAI has changed it to only pay contributors for the time marked “active.” Time is “active” when scrolling, typing, and clicking within the specific task tab. Time is “inactive” when none of the previous actions are happening; i.e., when reading the task without moving the mouse or pressing keys, researching in another tab, etc. It sounds like they have changed the rules to only pay for active time, which has caused huge pay discrepancies. The percentage of inactive time is usually way more than active time on these timers due to the amount of reading, visual analyzing, thinking, and research required for some tasks. This behavior is unacceptable because time that seems “inactive” is still important to the quality and completion of tasks. They keep throwing accusations like “time thieves” around to justify it. If you respect yourself, pack it up and go somewhere else. I know most people who work at these places are desperate for income, but that’s exactly what they’re hoping for. They’re hoping you will be desperate enough to be taken advantage of.

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