Toxic to the core - Recensione dipendente - Product Manager presso Vald Performance

1,0
24 feb 2022
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great perks such as breakfast and lunch daily, a snack cupboard and coffee. There are some great people at Vald.

Svantaggi

Google the definition of a toxic workplace and you’re pretty much describing life at VALD. - Roles are unclear, you’ll probably be asked to do take you weren’t hired for. - One way communication - have something to say? They won’t listen - Decisions are made from the top down - don’t expect your years of experience to count for anything here. - Classic boys club culture where hazing is normalised. Lack of direction and poor communication between executives and the broader team leaves people anxious, overworked and under valued.

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Risposta di Vald Performance
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Thank you for taking the time to review VALD on Glassdoor. Whilst each experience is unique to everyone, we take all feedback seriously. We agree that there are great people at VALD. We value every team member and will continue to do so as we scale. Your feedback on VALD having a toxic workplace is unfortunate. We do expect a lot from our team members and we provide opportunities for really rewarding work, and our competitive remuneration along with a great range of perks are there to help. We’ve worked hard to create an environment where we believe anything is possible with hard work, creativity, dedication, and good timing. We also believe and recognise that failure is inevitable and a vital part of the journey to success. “It’s not my job” is probably one of our least favourite phrases at VALD. Regularly performing some tasks outside your job description is perfectly normal at VALD, and in the majority of cases is something to take pride in. If there is an important job to be done, but there isn’t the perfect person to do it (or that person is occupied with another important task), we want other team members to actively put their hands up and say “I’ll do it!” Communication, as we scale, will continue to be a top priority. There are many ideas that we have for improving internal communication and we will continue to push forward on those. I’m unhappy to hear your opinion that there is a classic boys club and hazing taking place. I take these comments very seriously and if you would like to share more about your experience please contact me by emailing laurie@vald.com so that we can set up a time to discuss this more, in a confidential manner. Finally (openly shared in our Team Handbook also), working at VALD is not for everyone. If you are uncomfortable with what we stand for and how we work, you are unlikely to thrive long-term in the VALD environment. As stated in our Team Handbook, we won’t be offended if you let us know that VALD isn’t for you.

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5,0
18 set 2024
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Good pay for the industry. Great team. Remote work lets you make your own schedule

Svantaggi

The Communication could be better.

1,0
27 feb 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

I enjoyed the remote flexibility the job gave, and the pay was nice.

Svantaggi

Aside from the remote work and pay, working for Vald was one of the most stressful experiences I have ever had. - Lack of support from leadership - Intimidation and fear-mongering (I heard explicitly from old colleagues that they were outright told their jobs were on the line constantly, or they were being "watched" by leadership) - Extreme micromanaging (expect little/no autonomy and to have every email, message, and call critiqued and criticized) - Extremely high employee turnover - Aggressive revenue goals and transactional sales tactics in a relationship-based industry (expect to become the pushy salesman to hit your quota) - Absolutely zero work/life balance (working "overtime" and weekends is almost a necessity, especially at the beginning of your employment) - Unfair territory assignment (some sales reps had much larger territory distribution than others, giving them more opportunities. Finding opportunities in 3-4 counties is significantly more difficult than trying to find opportunities in 3-4 states.) - Account Hoarding (senior sales reps tend to hold key accounts for themselves, with newer sales reps scrambling to find traction) - Lack of professional development (they prioritize hiring practitioners with zero sales experience, only to fire them or have them "managed out" when their only development is going out and learning via "trial by fire") - Culture vs Reality mismatch (the pillars they claim to stand by are non-existent in their day-to-day handling of their employees) - Short ramp-up period for complex sales cycles (I hope you learn fast) - Reputation Risk (The pressure to use overly aggressive sales tactics risked damaging long-term industry relationships) - Clique Culture

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