Bad Culture, Failing Executives, and Unqualified Sr Management - Recensione dipendente - Engineer presso ICON

1,0
29 apr 2024
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

High initial pay but expect to receive pay-decreases during organizational changes. The CFO is the only decent leader at this company.

Svantaggi

Everyone has one foot out the door. Would not recommend seriously considering Icon for employment at this point in time. The only positive reviews are from the executives and that should tell you something. The workplace here is heavily influenced by office politics, making it challenging to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Many engineers and technicians find themselves working long hours, historically six or more days a week is often expected. Raises and promotions are rare, often favoring the CEO's friends through nepotism. In the past six months, most technicians have experienced pay cuts, and there's a lack of clear job roles, allowing management to assign tasks without fair compensation. Employees are sometimes fired abruptly without proper documentation or explanation. This paired with chronic safety violations and Icon is on the path towards a big lawsuit in a couple of years. There have been multiple large layoffs in the past year and a half, leaving critical positions unfilled. The employee equity program isn't favorable, considering the company's struggling business outlook. The CEO's leadership has lost its ability to inspire and motivate, seemingly avoiding the reality of the company's declining culture, business prospects, and slowing innovation. The COO fosters a toxic environment by tolerating abusive behavior among subordinates, while the CTO lacks the necessary technical expertise to effectively manage development schedules and priorities. Overall, the company culture is hostile, with blame often unfairly placed on employees by higher-ups. The CEO organizes exclusive company retreats for a select few employees, keeping them secret from the rest of the staff, which negatively impacts morale.

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5,0
16 apr 2024
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

ICON gives exciting opportunities to work with cutting edge technology, kind people, and exciting partners. Every day at ICON looks different and things are constantly new and different. It allows an eager employee to build a variety of skills and tools that they can use for their entire career.

Svantaggi

Things at ICON are constantly changing. The ICON you may have worked at last year might not be the ICON you work at today. This can be really hard if you're not adaptable. It's also demanding and very "surge-y". It can be hard to predict when the big surges happen, but it's important to have a personal life that allows for periods of extreme commitment to your career (I am talking week-long+ sprints of working and sleeping only). This can be really difficult, if you aren't prepared for it. Another key challenge is that ICON is a true start up. Nothing is guaranteed. If you're looking for a stable and reliable workplace for longterm consistent comfort, look elsewhere. But fortune also tends to favor the bold.

5
3,0
29 nov 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

This company is a startup. A rather big startup, but still got the startup vibe. CEO is evangelical, an excellent salesman. Has brought in a ton of investment. He trends quite visionary, especially in the aesthetic domain. It is a good place to get your feet wet. We embrace big technical challenges. Per true startup style, an enterprising person willing to put in extra work can rise in the organization. Hard work and long hours are appreciated. And sometimes mandated, though the official 6 days/week requirement didn't work out so well... Come join us. The hiring process is a bit opaque and confused. We go through HR folks pretty regularly. Call back, use your inside contacts. Good luck, and see you soon!

Svantaggi

Velocity is our motto. Chaos is our middle name. We embrace it. We reorganize. We change our toolchain. We layoff and fire, then we hire. We ride! Design-oriented CEO is less competent in the engineering/technical domain. Our robots are serious engineering/technical stuff. Company culture is a personality cult, revolving around the CEO. He wears a white cowboy hat. Always. The small "executive" huddle who surrounds the CEO worships the white hat. Only the CEO wears a white hat. No one else would dare.

5
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