Alpha Recon Reviews

4.5

89% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

83% positive business outlook

Alpha Recon has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there.

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31 reviews
1.0
20 Feb 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pro that I have is they let you work from home.

Cons

When work started, I was promised that full funding and salary (~$80K) would be in place in 2-3 months. 8 months later and we kept hearing from the CEO that it would be 2-3 months. After some pay was given, the CEO said that we could continue working without pay or cease working. After choosing to cease working, the CEO terminated us all. Benefits were promised but none were given. We were constantly under pressure to work more than 40 hours per week else we would lose any equity we had.

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Alpha Recon Response
6y
Although we always take critical reviews to heart, we've been around for a few years and haven't had any of these complaints. Start-ups are start-ups and there are often periods with little or no capital, and there are certainly no guarantees. The job requirements and terms of employment/contracting are very clear and no "promises" are made in a start-up company. This is why stock options are offered in the first place. The company puts its employees first and when there is limited capital, the leadership is always last to eat. In this case, we were dealing with an employee that created a hostile work environment and had to be terminated. It's unfortunate that he felt the need to lash out and didn't appreciate the job as others do. We will continue to be transparent and open about opportunities and risks with our company.
1.0
5 Jun 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If youre hired, you will not be paid for an undetermined amount of time. He will string you along until your bank account is empty. Horrible toxic management and "leadership" if you could call it that. Do not be fooled by these five star reviews. He goes out of his way to flush the truth from glassdoor with this bogus reviews. He is afraid of someone seeing the truth. By pushing down the truth to page two, he thinks he can shirk reality

Cons

Working for free Working with toxic management

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Alpha Recon Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback. We take great pains to tell people before joining the company that they must be in a unique position to capitalize on this opportunity. We take great pains to advise anyone working as a contractor that entrepreneurship is a risk and there are no guarantees. We take great pains to be open and honest about the opportunities and risk, as well as the status of the company. Unfortunately, we have a few people who ignore those warnings and join when they are not in a position to do so. There are zero "fake" reviews. We believe in transparency and have over 25 people in the company who believe differently than this person (who previously left a good review and then deleted it). When calling management "toxic" please be provide examples. In this particular case, the contractor was incompetent, did not achieve basic deliverables, and could not learn basic tenets of OSINT analysis. Attempts by management to help improve the deliverables were met with hostility and gossip. Lastly, our clients and teammates would be very upset if we closed up shop. We will continue to develop our technology, help keep people safer, and provide valuable experience for those wanting to get into the industry. Starting businesses is not easy and we will continue to the best we can with like-minded entrepreneurs. Thank you.
1.0
20 Sept 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice exposure to OSINT and former IC members

Cons

CEO is out of his league and has an awful reputation in the industry for being difficult to do business with. This company has absolutely no chance at growth under its current leadership. Our team was laid off due to lack of sales and I was asked to work on just equity without a salary.

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Alpha Recon Response
3y
This is a bot and not a real person. Alpha Recon has not laid anyone off and if you have doubts about culture, we invite you to speak to dozens of current/former team members who appreciate what the company is doing and who helped make it a great place to work.
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