So this company isnt really a company, think of it more like a dictatorship being ran by an overbearing ceo with a Napoleon complex. This guy man, makes it very hard to work here and keep a smile. The ceo, george or papa, is a very my way or the highway kinda person with an extremely stubborn attitude and is not afraid to throw his rank at people in an attempt to intimidate them and get what he wants. Ive seen this with a past female manager as he told her verbatim “im the ceo, you work for me. If i say roll around the floor naked your going to do it because im the boss.” She got fired shortly after refusing to be intimidated and put her head down like the rest of the employees. This has been a common theme for our company. If george likes you, promotion is always on the table regardless of how much work you do or how well you do it. Get on his bad side and you will quickly find yourself on the outside looking in with no room for growth. There are days george is not at the office in person, few and far between but the atmosphere changes completely. People are more talkative and laid back when they feel like they’re not working under a microscope. I say this because papa g has glass doors to his office and will frequently watch his workers to ensure nobody deviates from his strict expectations. We are not allowed to use headphones or even text at our desk regardless if we are working alone or if work is slow for the day. Multiple websites are blocked on the wifi (ex. Reddit) and leaving early or taking excused absences are very frowned upon. Ive seen multiple co workers get into trouble for not coming to work because of a family emergency and being told “business is business” before getting a write up when they come back. The office is already understaffed as it is because of the absurd turnover rate and george is now threatening to require us to turn in our phones before starting our shift. Good luck with that. We all seem very replaceable and undervalued as workers, we even get paid well below industry standard for the work we do. $15/hr starting then $17/hr after 3months. If you get promoted to on site it becomes $20/hr then your commute changes from los alamitos to manhattan beach or hollywood. Most employees decline this offer due to the commute and that decision is often not met with any sympathy or understanding. Some employees are told to take the so called “promotion” or possibly wnd up being fired. There are a lot of talented people working here but that often goes very unnoticed and they soon quit due to reasons ive mentioned above. Upon being hired we have no training. We are told “read the company wiki” and are expecting to understand how management wants work to be handled based on that out dated webpage. At some (pods) or workstations it feels like the blind leading the blind and this “paired programming” system does not work. Someone always does most of the work while the others just sit there puzzled, but george swears this system works. You will get in trouble if you attempt to use a second laptop in a pod workstation and george sees you. Papa G is always watching. Then just when you grasp what is going on and how things work you get swapped to a new pod station and start learning all over again. Employee morale is always low unless you just got promoted or are an unknowing new hire. The turnover rate is 3.6 quit per month ive kept track. Take from this what you will or read other reviews if this seems too harsh, but im just being honest.
