Turnover town - Database Developer Hightail Employee Review

1.0
25 May 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Snacks and parties were good. Beer was encouraged. Had a good bunch of people to work with/for until they were fired. Great company motto: fungagement!

Cons

There were some 200+ employees at the time, but their turnover was incredible. There were so many mass recipient "goodbye" emails, that I started to save them to keep track, but I was fired before I ever tallied them up. My boss only lasted a couple of months before he was let go. A few months after that, the new boss (a nasty person), asked me into a conference room where I was presented with my exit papers -- meanwhile the IT department was clearing my desk. A few months later, she moved on to greener pastures herself. Oh yeah, and they took back my stock options while a friend of mine got to keep his.

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5.0
20 Feb 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing work culture and team. Great product and competent managers and collaborative environment, good cross functional teams with great communication

Cons

Lack of a product team, would definitely be better if there is a dedicated product team to communicate the product priorities and long term goals

5.0
25 Feb 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've worked here over a year now and I still love coming to work every day! Let me address the elephant in the room: turnover. Yes, it's been high lately but a lot of that is due to bonuses. We all got them, some more, some less, based upon our performance. So, a lot of people hung around to get their bonus payout, some didn't get the bonus they thought they deserved (based upon performance) so they left or were asked to leave, and others just got fab jobs that they couldn't say 'no' to. It happens. We are in a great location, we have an exec team who cares, they are transparent with our company status, they admit when they get it wrong. There are a ton of perks if you chose to use them. Lots of flexibility to help achieve that work/life balance.

Cons

It is what you make of it. Opportunity does not just present itself to those that do not try. Our company values are very clear but really only fully work if every one buys in. If you are not IN, then maybe it's time to go?

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