I write these cons with love and respect for the many amazing Inkers I worked with over the years, but it's because of my concerns for the well-being of those people that I'm addressing some low points from my experience. I hope this raises awareness and leads to more positive outcomes in the future. If these issues were addressed Movable Ink would hands down be the absolute best place to work.
- Talks a big game about mental health and subsidizes access to mobile apps for counseling but then doesn't staff teams appropriately or support it's employees where it matters. Burn out is hard to avoid especially if you work on the product team.
- Lots of abusive and problematic behavior from founders that goes unchecked even though everyone knows and talks about it. Anytime someone criticizes the CEO they mysteriously part ways shortly after. When interviewing, ask questions like "how many people were in this role before me" or "what happened to the previous person in this role" to see if your department is affected by this behavioral pattern.
- So. much. turnover in product. Any leadership role on the product team within the past 6 years has been a revolving door. Anyone in a role like this has a year to prove their value but with a history of under investment in EPD you're doomed no matter how talented you are or how good you can manage problematic executives.
- Everything is a facade - this speaks to the immense power of the marketing and brand teams and the huge presence on social they generate, but everything from product announcements to how they posture themselves in the market is mostly smoke and mirrors. Notice how product announcements don't actually show you the product? (Hint: it probably doesn't exist "yet").
- If you're looking to work at a product-driven company, you should know that Movable Ink is more of a customer service-driven digital marketing agency with an inaccessible and difficult to use platform that requires an army of client experience personnel to maintain usage and engagement.
- Performative approach to addressing DEI meanwhile the leadership team (and anyone with power/influence) are mostly white men.
- Aggressive replies to Glassdoor reviews that aren't 100% positive.
