Run, Forest, Run! - Anonymous employee 8x8 Employee Review

1.0
Jan 7, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, especially those who have been with the company for at least two years or more. Company is growing Free lunch Wednesdays Free breakfast Fridays Snacks throughout the week Dental and Eye premiums covered 100%, but don't start until the 1st of the following month after your start date. Fast Start program to get new hires up to speed on the company's products and vision. Execs all sit in the open office environment just like everyone else. Letter of intent has been signed for a new building being built right next to Avaya Stadium.

Cons

Company has been around for 30 years, but runs like a start-up. Management/Upper management very demanding and condescending. Have unrealistic expectations to be achieved in an even more unrealistic time frame. Very chaotic and noisy open work environment. Constant fires, line down, production bugs, etc. No standard in terms of software, tools and versions being used across teams and geos. No work/life balance. Health benefit options not the greatest. 401k matching not the greatest either. Lots of restrictions in terms of sick days, when you get them and when they can be used. Can only borrow ahead 1 day for PTO, rest will have to taken as unpaid leave if you don't have enough to cover. CEO expects employees to put the company first, team second, and themselves third.

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Cons

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Pros

*Good health insurance *Company "mental health" days off *Work/life balance *LinkedIn learning

Cons

*You will have to chase several people through several teams before you actually obtain the assistance you are looking for, however once you get to the right team/person, be prepared to be talked to like you're an annoyance rather than a colleague. A lot of "pass the buck" type of mentality, and "that's not our responsibility" attitude, then discover the people/person you're looking for doesn't work there anymore. *They reduce staff under the guise of "redundancies of the role", when they're really moving the exact role to Philippines or other countries as they can obtain more employees for that same paycheck. *Will hire new staff, have you train them, then reduce the positions within that team after you've trained them. *Upper management will promote not based on merit but nepotism, and it's not a secret but up in your face, and will tell you "its not personal". *They will shove the "we care about our people" culture down your throat, when in fact they DO NOT care about their people, especially the knowledgeable ones, they will eliminate those as soon as possible to get fresh blood in, with no knowledge or expertise, and often in other countries so they can pay them less than here. Truth. *Management is top heavy, always has been, no change in sight for this down the road.

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