Stay clear of AudiBoard - Recensione dipendente - Product Designer presso Optro

1,0
17 feb 2023
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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not many :( My coworkers were vey sweet though

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As a former Product Designer, I can confidently say that there are many cons to working there. First and foremost, the pay is extremely low and not at all competitive with other companies in the industry. Additionally, the management doesn't take employee concerns seriously, making it difficult to get anything accomplished. Moreover, there's a culture of nepotism at AuditBoard that makes it difficult for talented employees to advance in their careers. The management team favors their friends and family members, even if they are not qualified for the job. It's truly unfair and demotivating to see. To make matters worse, there have been numerous allegations of discrimination against women of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community. The management team has been accused of ignoring these issues and not taking appropriate action to address them. It's a toxic work environment that's not conducive to creativity, collaboration, or innovation.

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Risposta di Optro
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I appreciate hearing about your personal experience and would like to address your concerns. First, in response to your mention of discrimination allegations, this is concerning because we strive to build a safe, inclusive workplace that values employees from different backgrounds. I've been at AuditBoard for a year, and during my tenure I'm not aware of any allegations of discrimination. We take these allegations very seriously and encourage both past and present AuditBoarders who have experienced, witnessed, or heard about discrimination to reach out to me directly so that I can take the appropriate action. In response to your concern around preferential treatment, we do encourage qualified referrals and we've found them to be a strong and consistent hiring source. As part of this program, we encourage employees to refer people from their networks that they would vouch for, and whom they believe would be a good fit for our open roles at AuditBoard. However, we use structured hiring practices and cross-functional interview panels to ensure that every candidate is evaluated fairly and consistently across all jobs and teams. Finally, I'm sorry you feel that AuditBoard's pay isn't competitive. We've made significant investments in our employee rewards (pay and benefits) over the last year, including during our 2022 focal review process. We regularly review employee compensation and recently brought in an outside consulting team to help assess market trends ensuring fair and equitable pay. We offer robust health and wellbeing benefits and the opportunity for employees to share in AuditBoard's success and growth through our equity program. If you have any additional feedback you would like to share, or if you would like to report a claim, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. -Courtney Ellis, SVP of People

Esplora altre recensioni su Optro

5,0
2 feb 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Innovative visioneers as part of staff engineering team

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Significant legacy solutions impose scaling problems

1,0
20 mag 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Remote Work (I honestly couldn't imagine working so closely in an office with some of these people)

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I joined Optro expecting a collaborative, team-oriented support environment, but the reality was deeply disappointing. From the moment I started, the red flags were apparent. The culture lacks accountability at nearly every level. Rather than operating as a cohesive support team, the environment feels heavily driven by politics, favoritism, and performative loyalty instead of professionalism and partnership. Collaboration is minimal, and there is very little ownership when problems arise. One of the biggest operational challenges is how outdated many of the business tools and processes are. Instead of modernizing workflows or empowering employees to improve systems, the organization seems stuck operating under habits and structures established during prior leadership. Unfortunately, there appears to be little willingness from leadership or teams to challenge inefficient ways of working or evolve the culture. The micromanagement is also extreme. Employees are not trusted to do the jobs they were hired to do, which creates an environment of constant oversight rather than empowerment. In healthy organizations, leaders hire capable professionals and allow them to execute. Here, the lack of trust is felt daily and impacts morale significantly. What was most disappointing is that none of this was transparent during the interview process. The gap between what was presented and the actual working environment was substantial. If you thrive in environments built on autonomy, collaboration, accountability, innovation, and mutual respect, this may not be the right fit.

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