Not A "Top Workplace" - Anonymous employee FairWarning Employee Review

HR - As you might have noticed, most of the reviews have mentioned issues with the HR department. The HR department is conducted thru the family that owns Fairwarning, meaning there is no one advocating for the employee. Therefore, the result is no true HR department, which is disappointing because if you have an issue with a manager good luck. Mostly, likely they will side with the manager and there are no consequences for managers who treat people poorly. PTO - When an employee takes pto, it's an issue and looked down upon if taken. Even if they have available hours to do so. Managers - When an employee does something wrong, it's within the culture of the company to do public shaming. It’s the modern day equivalent of getting stones thrown at you. You can also lose your job without any warning, even if you previously have no write ups or coaching plans. Also, micro managing is huge here, with no trust from managers for their teams. Every minute of your day is dictated and monitored, and there is little room for growth into a long term career path unless you are part of the leadership favorites. The constant micro managing makes you question why they thought you were a good fit if you cannot perform your job independently. Technical Debt - There’s so much technical dept on the product. Instead of adding cool new features to the product, fix major issues that have plagued the software for years. Work from Home - This company is way behind the times from normal tech companies who are actively hiring employees to work from home. There is no reason to need to come into the office for more than one or two days a week, but again, due to lack of trust and the need to keep a stranglehold on employees, they do not allow it--unless of course, you are one of the exceptions they make because it suits them. The exceptions made for some employees should be allowed for all employees, provided you keep up work performance. This policy is outdated and unfair. Salary Work- There's no issue if you want to work extra hours on nights and weekends, in fact, it is highly encouraged and the CEO said that he does not believe in work/life balance. Many employees work long hours because they are all high performers. But despite being salaried and not hourly, you will be shamed if you are even a few minutes late with rush hour traffic-even if you have no issue working extra time to make it up. Another version of micro managing. As with every company, there are corporate politics, but in Fairwarning there is a ton of favoritism.