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We ARE SO sorry that this person and that some people lately have had bad experiences. The company has been going through a lot as they pivot to different areas and are changing. It’s a small place. There is no onboarding department and no training program like the large firms that employ 10 people or more. The candidates know that coming in, that there are no more than three people at any given time and only one on each coast, so there is a lot of pressure placed from day one to come to the table quickly with ideas and be able to implement them independently.
For some it is an incredible challenge as they know there are NO rungs on any ladder to have to climb, or people to climb over to get a promotion. That when you get hired to do a job, it’s to jump in and contribute their incredible skills they were hired for. We now understand that is a lot to ask of anyone out of school, and even though that is how the owner was trained, times are different now. We also acknowledge that candidates may use the same vernacular that we do, however may have completely different experiences that mean something very different in another job. As a result, those people feel betrayed by the experience and by the person they reported to when that happens.
In our defense, we know that businesses and people go through rough patches. We would not be human beings or small businesses otherwise. We do apologize that this person or the three on here who were upset enough to post, felt they had to express with such passion, their voice. It just means that we failed at letting them be heard at the job while they were there. That they could not be loud enough to be heard or change what we saw as a bad fit and leave under more acceptable circumstances.
We know that as exciting as it is, working at a small company right out of college can be really hard. We acknowledge that and want the people who have not had good experiences with us to have an incredible experience elsewhere. We want them to get the support they want and to thrive where they are the best fit. Some small companies like ours like being small, so there aren’t opportunities to transfer someone to a different department or create a new role. So, if it doesn’t work it doesn’t work. We don't want to grow. We like where we are. That can also be really frustrating. However the learning here is exponential and for the right person, its a total win.
Does that make you want to apply here if there is a job opening? That depends on you. We are not offended and want everyone to have the career they want. It may not be at our firm. It may be at our firm. But come see us and figure that our for yourself. These reviews are anonymous, and wish we could confront that person and talk through the differences. Find a happy medium. We promise the most incredible learning and doing experience you can have. But we do feel badly that such strong words are used and only hope that years later with experience they may feel differently and see it differently. We are so sorry it didn’t work out.