Insider tea from an “employee friendly” startup
Recently caught up with a friend who works for an “employee friendly” HR tech company. This brand has been boasting about how great they are with the sort of employee benefits they offer. The founder specially keeps boasting about this on LinkedIn and Twitter. Found out yesterday, that the employee benefits come at a cost of micro management and a toxic environment at the workplace. Really sad to see the perceptions that the brands create and the reality they offer.
Would you prefer:
- Few employee benefits with no micromanagement? Or
- More employee benefits at the cost of micromanagement?
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Pay is more important, followed by wirk culture so that it doesn't suck the life out of you.
Benefits you can afford yourself.
True, plus each individual will value each benefit differently.
Better to get paid better and have a healthy life to be able to spend on these benefits on your own!
No one in his right mind would select the 2nd option. You need to rephrase what you mean to ask.
I’ve actually interacted with folks who would prefer option 2. Folks who are okay getting micro managed at times, but are absolutely okay with it if the benefits are worth it.
Point. 1 Point. 2- never forget point 1.
P.S. : I too got lured by those perks, but then GrapeVine saved my ass!
This is springworks, and i can confirm that their culture is toxic and cultish
The founder keeps bragging about culture but the tech team is absolutely micro managed. Talent it subpar and HR think they're the gods of this company
I joined as an SDE - 1 but let in 15 days, absolutely bad culture
Left*
The whole narrative of good work culture is shit. Till the time , company is in good times , culture remains good , the moment tough time comes , everyone behaves same. So go for the money !! It’s true in 90% cases.