Stay Far, Far Away - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Moz

1,0
22 mar 2017
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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The company has attracted many bright, talented people who have moved on to tackle bigger, better things. -

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I would stay far, far away from Moz as long as Rand Fishkin remains the voice/face of the company. His influence breeds a culture of self-righteous, unprofessional, indignant people, and until you cut out the cancer, I don't see that ever changing. His response on Twitter when a paying client pointed out that it was unprofessional for Moz to send out a partisan company-wide email and share that email publicly was "Please feel free to unfollow. Only a click away!" He publicly smears people in the industry instead of going to them privately with his concerns, most recently putting Copyblogger on blast without reaching out to its founder with his feedback first. When I worked there, 14 people quit and only two left for lifestyle reasons; the rest couldn't stand working there any more. I found it completely inappropriate that family members were on the company payroll despite their lack of experience or relevance to the industry. I witnessed numerous instances of sexism/favoritism but if anyone ever spoke out or complained, their career there was basically killed (either they were fired or promotions/upward mobility died and the employee ultimately left out of frustration). I worked with extremely talented, amazing, hard-working individuals in various positions, from entry to officer level, who all got screwed over because they provided pushback or constructive criticism that countered what Rand wanted. If you're the type of person who likes to voice his opinion and is not afraid to offer up constructive criticism or disagree with someone's idea, or if you don't like being forced to dislike someone or burn bridges just to stay in the founder's good graces, this will not be a good environment for you. A previous review mentioned the fact that Moz is a "12-year old VC-backed startup that has never been profitable." The reason is because the foundation is toxic, which seeps into leadership and company vision. I don't see this company's issues changing if its founder doesn't start acting more professional. If you're the type of person who likes to voice her opinion and is not afraid to offer up constructive criticism or disagree with someone's idea, or if you don't agree with the notion that you have to dislike someone because your boss does (basically if you don't subscribe to being blindly loyal to a fault), this will not be a good environment for you.

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Risposta di Moz
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First, I am sorry you had a bad experience at Moz. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where people are constantly learning and can do their best work. We have core values that support this vision: Transparency, Authenticity, Generosity, Fun, Empathy, Exceptional. Fostering diverse communities and perspectives is not easy; we will not give up on our pursuit of those values. I agree with you that we have incredibly talented and hardworking people at Moz. They have integrity, determination, and courage. They speak up, disagree, and then commit and move forward. Like every company, when people leave, it's for a lot of different reasons. If you want more information about our company performance, please search for “Moz annual report” in Google. We’re very transparent about when we have been profitable over the years, and when we decide to go intentionally negative. We also share a lot of information about the team and our culture. Unlike many companies, Moz does not attempt to be neutral/agnostic on many issues. We don't have a political test, but we do have a values test. We're not afraid to advocate for things we believe in, like equal rights, paid leave, equal pay, the environment, and other issues that we believe weaken our communities. We are human, and although we sometimes miss the mark, we never stop trying to uphold our beliefs and values. The lines between personal views and company views can be blurry and confusing. In our connected world, I understand why it's easy at times to conflate the humans at Moz with Moz. Depending on the context, they *may* be acting on behalf of Moz. Or they may not. We have many amazing, passionate, opinionated people at Moz. I think it's great that people are civically engaged and share their personal views. It's one of the great things I love about the freedom we have in this country. That doesn't mean that Moz endorses those employee viewpoints. And I don't assume that every employee endorses Moz's views 100% of the time either. Again, I'm sorry that you did not enjoy your Moz experience. We aim to do much better. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. In particular, if there is something specific you witnessed about sexism/favoritism, I would love to hear from you directly. That behavior is not okay at Moz.

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