Leadership is weird - Anonymous employee Vidsy Employee Review

2.0
26 Aug 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly peers, wfh setup. Not a lot of work to do really.

Cons

Not a lot got done (despite many meetings), and I think that's because C-level struggled with goals, vision, strategy, and didn't really like to give autonomy to employees to make decisions. We always needed a million meetings to go over everything. Sometimes saw people getting yelled at in team meetings. Sometimes heard about this happening privately. Major priorities shifted quickly without much thought. Nothing significant seemed to get shipped I don't think the CEO likes people... Overall, it felt weird and like we were playing at being a tech company while marketing brought in all the value. There were a lot people who left suddenly, either on their own or even entire departments getting shut down (or forced to quit). Many people seemed to leave just to leave vs because they found something else.

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Vidsy Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience with Vidsy. We’re sorry to hear that certain concerns may not have been fully addressed during your tenure. We always strive to create an open and supportive environment, and if you did have any additional feedback you’d like to share, we’d still love to hear from you (feel free to reach out to your People Operations contact if so), but regardless we will certainly take your comments onboard. Thanks, Team Vidsy

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