Vantaggi
Every other friday off (even though i end up working), "flexible" pto (even though we don't have enough coverage), some offices open for desk space, fully remote
Svantaggi
My specific department is insulated with incapable mid-level and director-level leadership that the only way is out. The amount of privilege, incompetency, and overall lack of empathy is beyond me. I was kind of hopeful when Jodi came onboard and joined us, but unfortunately I'm not seeing any actual positive outcomes. I've been berated, mistreated, looked down on, and thrown under the bus several times by my own manager. This has been a recurring theme with minorities on our team. Anyone that looks and acts like my manager, has been put on a pedestal in both compensation and treatment. HR? Files your complaints and won't follow up with you. Sharing a list of additional cons to help you decide whether you want to work here or not. 1. Never reading the room. With the amount of layoffs, restructuring, and budget cuts, Headspace Health is still pushing the agenda to cross-sell into Ginger. They'll put money behind baseball games and fancy dinners, but won't even invest in additional engineers and data team members. Clearly we have to report good numbers to our board, but let's figure out a way to do it with some sort of integrity? 2. Nothing's changed. Since I came onboard, we have the same damn challenges years ago that we have today. The fact that clients have stayed with us for this long, is due to the sheer fact that employees actually enjoy using Headspace. 3. PTO isn't a thing unless you actually have a manager who knows how to the do the job and cover you. Resources are always limited and you can't even go out on PTO without someone pinging you for an "emergency". 4. It's never Leadership's fault. Mandatory meetings but no agenda, no feedback - just a leader who talks in ongoing sentences hoping that they're making an impact. It's not leadership's fault we have lack of resources, answers, and competitive edge in the marketplace. It's on the individual contributor, always. 5. Random firings. You're not liked by leadership? You don't hang out at directors' houses after day-long offsites? They'll find a way to let you go, based on lies, manipulation, and a smile. 6. No promotions, unless you're a manager! Because there's unlimited growth and compensation as a manager. 7. No boundary setting. Gossip comes directly from leadership and they'll spend their time assessing you inside and outside of the workplace. If the economy wasn't flooded with layoffs, I would've been out ASAP.