There was a period of time that I think Fictiv was an excellent place to work. We were really supportive of one another and Dave has an inspirational energy that is very contagious (helped motivate us in the beginning).
Unfortunately, as the company grew it became one of the worst places to work (although, I would say that most white men at the company wouldn't agree with that statement). Dave is not self-aware and does not take time to reflect as a leader. He has verbatim said in meetings that his sales people are disposable and he's okay with not retaining them (continuing to pay them at low rates, when most of the team isn't making quota). Although it's been getting better recently, the margins Fictiv makes on parts is minimal and sales people are told to basically do anything necessary to close a deal. The business is teetering on a ledge and is held together by the effort of under-paid employees, rather than strategic thought from the executive team.
Micro-aggressions are rampant and common place at the office for women and people of color. Dave has routinely asked high-power women at the company to get lunch for him (never asked the men). There was a period of time that a Colin Kaepernick poster was on the wall (Dave compared standing up for systemic racism to how the company was trying to move forward). Those two concepts aren't comparable and it makes me sad to think that the pain of people of color for generations was reduced to that type of analogy.
I wish it was possible to give this feedback at Fictiv but the executive team will gaslight employees that bring this type of feedback forward. I think they mean well but they're fearful/use old-school tactics of management. In particular, Jean Olivieri is not an ally for women [of the school of thought that one woman can make it forward only]. She uses fear & control to manage her team rather than kindness, respect, and connection. I'm writing this review for under-represented groups to get a sense of life at Fictiv and a lot of this will not become clear till you're at the company for a few years.
I have hope that this review will spur conversations internally to also help the people there and cause change. I hope that in a few years that change will occur/this review will no longer be relevant.
