Crossover, from my perspective - Anonymous employee Crossover for Work Employee Review

4.0
21 Oct 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I've been working for Crossover for almost a year now and the best thing about this job is the flexibility that it offers. While it is true that you have to work 40 hours a week (any breaks add up to that specified time), you can manage those hours however you want: if you want a long weekend, not to work on a Tuesday or work during the evenings, instead of the mornings, you can totally do that, as you're in charge of your own schedule! You'll never get this much flexibility in a regular office job. More than that, you can work from anywhere you want, as long as you have a stable internet connection: not only you save time on commuting back and forth to the office, but if you decide to work 1 month from the seaside, you can just pack your bags and go! Another positive aspect is the fact that you have access to all the new openings in Crossover and from all end clients. Last, but not least, salaries are high and the payment is transferred on a weekly basis.

Cons

Given the independent contractor agreement, you'll have to pay your own taxes and there is no paid leave, nor medical leave. While you can take time off during holidays, this will be done on your own expense, as it is not paid:) Moreover, there are no annual wage increases or real promotion opportunities. You can, however, apply for other position with a higher hourly rate

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8mo
Glad to hear it’s a great fit and that pay’s been smooth. And yes—the bar is high by design. Thanks for the 5 stars and for leaning into the challenge.
2.0
30 Jul 2018
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Pros

Crossover does require work from home. For many, this is a good thing and, for me, helped productivity. The salary is good, but depending upon your country's tax situation it might not be as good as it seems on the surface.

Cons

Where do I start? I tried to be objective with my 2-star rating; Crossover isn't unethical or stealing from their employees or anything like that. However, for a seasoned professional, be warned... I joined in one of the Very High Dollar executive-level positions being driven by their desire to acquire 50+ companies in the near term. I'm in the US. As such (and I knew this going in), the tax consequences for being a contractor are non-trivial. There's also the consideration that you must fund any perks yourself - healthcare, retirement, etc. While the salary is generous enough to do that, it's not as shiny as it seems on the surface. Your mileage may vary depending upon your home country. What I really disliked: Constant tracking/ justification of work stream. Seriously. As others have pointed out, it's difficult to actually *get* credit for a full work week without working extra. Especially in some of the higher-level, more 'creative' positions such as architect, product management, etc. there's minimal or no opportunity to review or think over things. For me, I work in bursts followed by small distractions in which I'm running the problems in the background of my thoughts. A variety of coworkers and management in my history have almost universally commented about the volume of good work I produce. Even my peers at Crossover had no problem with the quantity or quality of my production. However, their tracking software and systems simply don't credit anything other than linear, constant "work". This was bad for me, resulting in me working extra, reworking things as I attempting to change my processes, "faking" it, or simply working longer to attempt to make my hours. I also felt bad for some of the more junior or "factory" positions. It really is tracked by the minute, with lots of incentive to find "problems" with productivity. This is really a thinly-veiled method of wringing blood out of a turnip, by finding flaws or gaps and essentially docking pay. Yeah, the salaries are good but the amount of ancillary work that goes into making "real" hours is awful, and I felt like a chump contributing to it. I had to quit for my sanity.

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Crossover for Work Response
6y
We appreciate your review. Our wages are paid in USD, so it's not going to be as competitive in high tech markets like San Francisco or Boston in the United States where software development is ultra-competitive. However, wages for the same jobs are very competitive in other US cities and outside the US. Sometimes these wages can be 5-6x the local average. Our business model is unique and isn't for everyone. We aren't trying to be like everyone else. The future of work is being redefined. We pride ourselves in being a pioneer in this new paradigm. If you want to know more about this work model, you can read about it here: https://medium.com/@crossoverforwork/the-factory-model-enabling-massive-scale-across-business-functions-98b18ad574f8
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