Specializes in gaslighting more than flammable liquids - Office Manager/Executive Assistant Safespill Employee Review

1.0
29 Jul 2020
Recommend
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Pros

I legitimately can't write five positive words.

Cons

While this company has a good product concept, this is a career misstep for most jobseekers, who will likely dismiss red flags as quirks of startup culture. The "core values" required to work here are straight from Cults 101. Consider your lunch, work habits, residence, disposable income, hairstyle, and privacy negotiable (read: up for dictation). The CEO (an Elizabeth Holmes type) has a "who will they believe, me or you?" attitude, praises slight-of-hand from his best minions, and regards the letter of the law as beneath him and open to interpretation. This is not a comfortable place to work. But if you must: collect your paycheck, avoid the Kool-Aid, and keep browsing for your next gig.

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Safespill Response
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Our product is past the concept phase as it is being installed on U.S. Military bases. As for the core values being cult-like, our core values are self-discipline, teamwork, quality, and self-improvement, which aren’t typical for cults. If we are labeled as a cult because we are a team working extremely hard to prevent PFAS pollution by replacing AFFF fire protection systems with clean fire protection, we agree with the cult label. As for our management's integrity and ethics, the management culture might be direct, resulting in tough love at times, but integrity and ethics are non-negotiable at Safespill. This is probably why so many military veterans are attracted to work at Safespill. We agree that this is not a comfortable place to work. Safespill is not meant to be a comfortable place to work. It is a place where we expect a lot from our team, and we push people outside of their comfort zone to grow within the company. We have many team members that have grown exponentially since they have started and come to work with a smile on their face every day. o Justin Maunz, People Operations Manager at Safespill

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5.0
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Pros

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1.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive salary, nice facility, liked the people I worked with

Cons

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