Pros
• RealMassive is a great place to work, if you are a masochist. • Lunch is catered 3x per week - subsidize your lunches and low pay with free samples from Whole Foods’ massive flagship store located nearby. • There are some nice people at this company; sadly, their numbers dwindle as they quit. • Ideal work environment for introverts, anti-social people and/or anyone hoping to make it through the workday without having a single conversation or meaningful social interaction. • Casual dress, some free snacks and a ping pong table. Sadly, a ping pong table does not a successful startup make.
Cons
Do not waste your talent or time on this pathetic excuse for a company. RealMassive is a (very) low budget, corporate company masquerading as a startup; it has the negative aspects of both and the benefits of neither. RealMassive’s inept and visionless leadership has destroyed the company’s culture, lowered employee morale and created a toxic work environment. I have never felt more taken advantage of, undervalued or undermined professionally. • RealMassive has the innovative spirit of a rock. • NO BENEFITS • Rampant mediocrity, Machiavellianism, unethical business practices, a top-down structure and bureaucratic culture • Repetitive, mindless, tedious, soul crushing work. • RealMassive is seriously lacking in racial, gender and cultural diversity. No women in leadership positions, only 1 person of color in the office and few (if any?) employees are from outside of Texas. Businesses need diversity to survive, thrive and innovate and RealMassive's lack of diversity of thought and experience is a huge barrier to success. • Younger, lower-level employees are underpaid and overworked. Management routinely overpromises and underdelivers and employees are taken advantage of and exploited. • RealMassive has no HR. The absence of any single HR employee, team or department has serious implications for RealMassive's employees and has resulted in the violation of a number of employment laws. For example, RealMassive misclassifies employees as interns and does not abide by federal wage and hour requirements. • Cronyism, favoritism and the gender pay gap are alive and well at RealMassive. Negative effects contribute to lower morale, resentment, desertion, overlooked potential, and stunted growth. Expect your pay, promotions and role to be determined by unethical practices and woefully incompetent managers. • RealMassive is a passionate champion of the benefits of tech-enabled open-access, real-time exchange and transparency in the commercial real estate industry. Sadly, the leadership's fervor for transparency and accountability does not extend to its own workplace. Lack of transparency breeds lack of trust, and negative impacts can be seen at the individual, team and organizational level. • There is a serious lack of open, constructive dialogue at this company. Individuals are not encouraged to contribute their feedback, thoughts or opinions on important company decisions and there is more truth telling at the water cooler than in meetings. Incessant, negative office gossip is fueled by a lack of trust in company leaders and poor, ineffective communication.
