High development turnover. - werkgeversreview Senior Software Engineer bij Firstup

3,0
12 aug 2017
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Pluspunten

Some really great team members. A lot of good people outside of upper management. Strong environment to learn at entry level, but gets more political the longer you stay.

Minpunten

Poor communication on intentions of the company. Poor one-on-one personal development. After a while you feel like a pawn.

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Thanks for the feedback. We do have really great team members in product and engineering. It would be great to get more context on the bureaucracy given how flat our team is as a whole. On the communication side, we exhibit the same challenges like our customers. While we do our best to bring top-down communications to our team, it is hard to decentralize the many moving pieces of a remote team like ours. Bottom line, we try and we could always get better. It sounds like we didn’t do a great job cultivating your career here at SocialChorus and we sincerely apologize for that. We want to make sure everyone has an opportunity to do the best work of their career. We will take your input to put more processes and goals to improve the experience for everyone.From communications to building product, we definitely take our time to make decisions. At times, we may take longer than necessary hindering our ability to crisply execute.

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Fast-paced environment with talented, motivated people who genuinely care about the company's success and customers. There are opportunities to make a meaningful impact, take ownership, and grow professionally. Leadership is focused on innovation and continuous improvement, and employees are encouraged to contribute ideas and challenge the status quo. The culture is collaborative, supportive, and driven by results.

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The pace can be demanding at times, and priorities may shift as the company continues to evolve and respond to market opportunities. Success requires adaptability and a willingness to embrace change, but that also creates opportunities to learn and grow.

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19 jun 2026
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Good work life balance, with unlimited PTO for US based employees. The product is used, and relied on by some big companies, so there is a real impact to the work.

Minpunten

After a string of disappointing C suite leaders, and several waves of turnover, both voluntary and not, the Product and Engineering organization is a mess. A culture of fear and mistrust has been building, creating a generally unpleasant place to work. Outside of the leadership issues, the teams are all remote, with many spread across global timezones. This limits collaboration and encourages solo development, which has had a negative impact on product quality. Leading to a high level of quiet burnout that people do not feel safe sharing. Overall there is a feeling that Firstup has squandered these past few years. There is a growing feeling of helplessness, and my sense is, if left unaddressed, will change it from just being an unpleasant place to work to something much worse.

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