Weird employment experience, severe lack of diversity - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij TrainHeroic

1,0
23 aug 2023
Anonieme werknemer
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My first few months at TrainHeroic were great. I was hired to work on TrainHeroic and loved my team, my manager, and the industry. Unfortunately, I was hired to work for TrainHeroic and then told I was working on their sister brand. Compensation was okay and the benefits were great.

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I feel tricked. Within only a couple of months I was informed I'd now be working mostly on TrainingPeaks, which is a sister company to TrainHeroic. This wasn't the job I accepted. I was actually expected to work on both products for no adjustment in pay. The TrainingPeaks industry is really not my interest at all. The team culture was also terrible with TrainingPeaks. If I had interviewed with TrainingPeaks I would have never taken the job. This happened to basically everyone I worked with except for one or two people. It's like TrainHeroic really doesn't have employees anymore. If you interview here make sure you know who you'll actually be working for. The internal shuffle introduced a new leader over all of the customer teams who was basically absent. He couldn't have picked me out of a lineup after 6 months of being on his team. The new president that oversees both of the brands is also someone I would avoid at all costs. He's very aggressive and seems to make decisions based on random stuff on social media. All of middle management is constantly stressed out by him to the max, and they were the only people who felt invested in the work. Most of them I worked with are gone now. TrainHeroic and TrainingPeaks have a really bad problem with lack of diversity. The leadership group is all men and mostly all former cyclists from the same area. They have all been there for a long time, and if you aren't in with that crowd you won't feel welcome. The founders of TrainHeroic were pretty great, but after I was shuffled to TrainingPeaks I really never saw them. I think they spend a lot of their time on that brand too. Glad I left for a better opportunity.

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5,0
3 jul 2024
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Passionate Team Open Communication Empowering Leadership

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Pay is a little below industry standard

2,0
14 aug 2024
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Remote work flexibility was a major plus, though they're now pushing employees back into the office for tax reasons. Compensation was reasonable, with good benefits. I was fortunate to be on the higher end of the pay scale, though that may have contributed to my being pushed out. One of the co-founders was great to work with—very knowledgeable and supportive. The other was okay but less involved.

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The first couple of years were solid. There was a lot of autonomy to get work done, and the company experienced explosive growth during the pandemic, hitting record sales numbers. However, things took a downturn when TrainHeroic began merging with its sister company, TrainingPeaks. Despite being hired specifically for TrainHeroic, I was obligated to participate in meetings and work on projects for TrainingPeaks without any additional compensation. This wasn't what I signed up for. I was assigned a new manager who lacked both management experience and any background in the strength and conditioning industry, leading to a disconnect in understanding the work. There's a strong "good ol' boys" culture, with people in leadership positions who clearly lack the qualifications or right to be there. Diversity is virtually nonexistent, especially in upper management. The CEO is like an absentee father—rarely involved or visible. The new president has no clue what he’s doing and seems to be distracted by the latest trends on social media rather than focusing on his actual responsibilities. The marketing department has become a group of Eeyore's—demoralized and lacking belief in their own work. It’s a depressing environment.

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