Pax8 reviews

This is the part I don't want to write because I truly do like the company. There is definitely a "bro culture" here, always has been. There tend to be promotions and hiring decisions that don't make sense for the role aside from the person in question is buddies with the right people. There is also a lack of clear documentation on somethings can leave aspects of work up for interpretation and cause in office conflicts on how something should be done. Lately (this was definitely not always the case) employee concerns appear to be brushed off. When the company was smaller it was a very tight knit group with a lot of collaboration, more recently however its more of a "Do it my way or get out of my way" mentality which I firmly believe is seriously hurting the company. There also seems to be a constant flux in HR systems and insurance which can be a real pain in the butt. Lastly, and this is speculation based on my own personal experiences and those of my close coworkers, you can easily work yourself into a point where you can change jobs, causing you to be stuck in a role and preventing you from growing out of it.

Pax8 is a place where tenure outweighs experience, where niceties outweigh honesty and good decision making, and above all, where nepotism reigns supreme. Much of the leadership is made up of people who move their way through the ranks, which is good, but also faulty in its own way, as there is not much outside perspective brought into what is becoming a stagnant environment. The leaders who did not rise from within are friends of the others, previous coworkers, etc. Jobs handed out to those close, whose experience may not match exactly what is needed. Both these factors lead to wildly ineffectual leadership that has left many departments, some necessary to the day-to-day of the company, floundering, where good ideas die at their inception and ego reigns above everything. There is an air of that "good ol' boys" mentality that is palpable, and you better fall in line, nod your head, and say yes. Any challenge to the existing paradigm is seen as a threat, a threat to the only way leadership knows how to conduct the business, and a major threat to their egos. Good people are forced out, without a proper explanation, due to challenging the status quo, to asking questions, saying no to awful ideas, and more often than not, damaging someone in a position of "powers" ego. There is never a good explanation as to why good people are forced out, but the answer is there when someone's "friend" or one of the "yes" people is moved into the vacant position. There's only one word for it. Cyclical. And the Chief People Officer will inevitably respond to this review, claiming ignorance, innocence, ambivalence, etc. But frankly, she is the worst offender of it all. While simultaneously destroying the "culture."