Account Executive - Territory Account Executive Starkey Employee Review

1.0
7 Oct 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Clean working environment, and may be a decent entry springboard to gain experience for your next employer prospect. May provide a perspective of larger family run company.

Cons

Strong history of political positioning among management that leaves a wake of loyal high quality workers - who are routinely and coldly escorted to the exit. This consistent history over many years displays their complete disregard to loyalty and respect to the many many employees who dedicated their valuable time and skills for much of their career years. If you need experience - get it here, but move on to healthier run employment options - that's my suggestion. Beware - the values they espouse to are a veil that's exploited as a feel-good element for employees, as well as a public and customer image enhancer and differentiation strategy. Deep down, management understands this, and the one person that's on this fitting crusade is in his autumn years. With the COSTCO type hearing aid dispensing model eating severely into their bottom line, along with the huge costs and margins needed to maintain a small technological differentiation in the current hearing aid manufacturing industry, and in addition to their large investment in current old-school way of delivering hearing help, I view them as being quite vulnerable to new models that will change the way consumers acquire hearing help that could leave them and their loyal customers, as well as employees, looking around and wondering what just happened. Based on recent shake-ups, who knows what's really in their private agenda to manage such a challenging future for a vulnerable company. As has been proven, they certainly wont blink an eye while baling on their loyal customers and loyal employees so they can position the family in a favorable situation. Note - if you have put in years of service and your ESOP has a significant value - be prepared to wait up to 24 months or more to receive the full value, while all that time it will sit in a non-interest bearing "account" that you won't be able to manage. The ESOP is under their discretion, not yours.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Mission-Driven Impact: You get the unique satisfaction of knowing your technical infrastructure directly supports technology that restores hearing and improves the quality of life for millions. • Innovation Hub: Because Starkey integrates AI and sensors into their hearing aids, IT engineers often work with sophisticated, modern stacks that bridge the gap between traditional enterprise IT and wearable tech. • Strong Local Culture: As a privately held company with deep roots in Minnesota, Starkey offers a stable, family-oriented environment that often feels more personal than a massive, faceless tech conglomerate.

Cons

Legacy Debt: Like many established manufacturing giants, you may encounter older legacy systems and "on-prem" hurdles that can slow down the deployment of more modern, cloud-native solutions. • Corporate Rigidity: Some employees report a traditional top-down management style, which can occasionally feel restrictive if you are used to the agile, flat autonomy found in Silicon Valley-style startups. • High-Pressure Environment: Given the precision required for medical devices and global distribution, the IT uptime requirements can lead to demanding "on-call" cycles and high-stress troubleshooting windows.

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