DMV.org Reviews

3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(13 total reviews)

35% positive business outlook

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1.0
27 Feb 2019

From best places to work to a sad reality

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There was leadership. There was culture. There was a hiring process. There was a team that supported each other. Now, team members longingly look at the door, wondering how to get out or if they will be told to leave. Others wait it out to see how bad it will get because it is more entertaining than a fails video on YouTube. These are the pros.

Cons

Almost over night, the culture is unrecognizable. It reverted back to a version of a broken culture familiar to employees who have been with the company longer than others. There is a fraction of traffic, a fraction of revenue, and a fraction of integrity left.

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DMV.org Response
7y
(Deep breath) It’s truly unfortunate that your recent experiences with DMV.ORG have left you feeling this way. The company has recently encountered some abrupt challenges, and yes, our incredible culture has taken a hit as a result -- it’s important to keep it real -- but we are weathering the storm and know we will come out stronger, both as a company and a culture. Your feedback is valued, appreciated, and absolutely heard. Being informed of how our people are feeling during times of intense transition is important. Culture and taking care of our people is still a huge company priority and will continue to be as we move forward. As always, we are here for you! Please know that support is available and we would love to have the opportunity to discuss your concerns with the Leadership Team.
1.0
12 Mar 2019

First to Worst

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The team is great, and for a long time, people loved coming to work at DMV.org, but that has changed in the last 6 months

Cons

The owner. When he has stayed away from the business, we had the best team, the best culture and lots of success. When he decided to get back involved, it all fell apart. He is rude, disrespectful, arrogant and dishonest. He hires a team of a "yes men" to surround him, only serving to boost his ego. He is the reason people are running from this company. His decisions are also making us bankrupt.

3.0
1 Feb 2019

Mixed bag

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Certain leaders have a clear vision for company direction that felt successful. -Team is full of mostly outstanding people. -You're walking distance to the beach in Encinitas. -The team is fun to hang out with and enjoys each other. -Catered lunches, good health plan, good 401(k) plan and match, fun offsite activities. -Generous holiday schedule (all the biggies plus MLK, Veteran's, President's, etc.)

Cons

-Someone in leadership doesn't understand major parts of the operation, is inappropriate with female team members, doesn't have a firm grasp on how long initiatives take to plan and pull off. -Various people in leadership carry on inappropriate relationships with team members. -There's an atmosphere of harassment, especially toward female team members. -Raises are based on title and location—if you don't consistently promote toward a new title, your salary ceiling is based on what people in San Diego with your same title make, regardless of your value to the company. -The PTO policy is extremely limited. Sick days are not separated and are rolled right into PTO. This has the effect of people coming to the office sick, so everyone gets sick for weeks on end, OR, people 'work from home' at an extremely diminished capacity because they're not willing to cough up a PTO day to rest. Management basically understands all of this and yet doesn't do anything about it because they think the generous holiday schedule makes up for it. -The HR department is difficult for women to work with. -On Monday morning the company has an all-hands roadmap meeting that's excruciating to sit through. Every department head—and sometimes multiple people in the same department—give updates on what they're doing for the benefit of the whole team. The problem is, most of the team doesn't understand what other departments are doing at a granular level, so you're forced to give up 20-45 minutes of your time to nodding along.

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DMV.org Response
7y
We want to sincerely thank you for taking the time to write this review. While we’re happy to hear that you enjoyed the pros, the cons are, of course, the most concerning. We are sorry to hear that your experience didn’t meet our standard of being a truly great place to work. We put a lot of research into making our compensation plan, PTO, and other benefits competitive and will continue to do so going forward. We also take harassment of any kind extremely seriously and would never allow an environment of hostility towards any one of our team members to occur. We would appreciate hearing from you on any issues that may have gone unreported or unresolved. There’s always room for improvement, at every company, and your feedback helps us reach higher in terms of company culture and providing a supportive and positive work environment. Thank you again and we truly wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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