Spit out the kool aid. - Quality Assurance Analyst Workiva Employee Review

2.0
Sep 14, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Work/life balance Beer fridge Game room Gym Awesome food Casual work environment Various places to work within building - nooks and crannies by fireplaces or TVs or outside. The prestige of being an employee of Workiva

Cons

No 401k match Poor salaries. Significantly below national markets. The only way to stay in good graces is to be friends with middle/upper management or have a job no one else wants. Extremely cliquish environment, seems almost slightly like high school. Except the geeks run everything. Bonuses are lacking. Stock is failing. Grew way too fast. Now it is trying to rectify the poor promotions they created by letting carpool buddies, gym friends and bar pals make it into middle management with poor management skills and lacking interpersonal skills.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Remote work and flexibility Size of company is great - not too big, not too small Great coworkers (aside from the leadership)

Cons

- Horrible psychological work environment. The senior leaders in my department were absolutely terrifying and incredibly nitpicky, rather than encouraging and supportive to their people. - Career growth is a joke at Workiva, and leaders make it clear by their actions (and at times, words) that it's not a priority. I remember sitting on a department call where my VP said, "Growth is not getting a promotion at Workiva," and the context in which she said it made it feel cold, patronizing, and disheartening. Departmental calls were often uncomfortable and totally deflating. - Extremely unrealistic and very subjective standards - No manager accountability - People constantly live in fear, but the work flexibility and "great place to work" facade keep employees stuck in a toxic loop - When they get the slightest whiff of unhappiness, they push you out. I've seen it time and time again (which then creates a toxic fear culture) - Constant gaslighting

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