Houzz Engineering Department Employee Reviews

The company is run by a husband and wife who are very focused on succeeding in the home improvement industry with the assumption it's ripe for disruption. They tend to concentrate decision making at the top but have become more open to input over time.

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Full of promise yet lack of ability to achieve it. Declining morale has made working here excruciating as you either realize the wasted potential or don't care and coast while you vest stock (since it's incredibly hard to get fired - the founder are sheepish when it comes to getting rid of people).

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smart, capable, move fast, are able to adapt quickly to changing environments

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Founding team; good team dynamics as they both completely trust each other

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Leading. They dictate rather than lead. They make rash decisions and then change their minds constantly. They lack commitment and are easily influenced by the opinions of others. If they do have a strategy, it's not well defined or understood outside the husband and wife founders.

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equity packages are generally healthy. base could be higher but improvements have recently been made in that area

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Good co-works and happy atmospher

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Good stock component

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There is no plan or interest in helping develop from within the company. Managers are hired, not developed within the company. There is no plan for compensation growth unless you work very closely with the founders, who expect you to do as they say and at all hours to show them you're worthy.

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scrappy teammates who generally try hard to help each other

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Helpful and friendly, chat and work

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Discuss better processes to conduct more effective meetings. Remove the micro managing founders who lack context on most challenges and projects from most meetings to help reduce thrashing and erratic guidance. Arrive to meetings on time and with a clear agenda.

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employees care about each other and are generally friends outside of work

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Less politics and more competent management. Above all else, more competent leaders who are capable of empowering others to succeed rather than assume they'll fail without the prophetic guidance from the founders, who seem to have all the answers except why their employees are so unsatisfied.

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the recruiters are friendly and are there to help answer questions. the interviewers were all friendly

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The interview process was simple and easy. The only way it could be difficult is if the interviewers didn't like your personality or your work history. If you have pedigree it's pretty easy to work here. If not, you're judged as being second-rate.

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working with intelligent colleagues who are trying to make the company a success

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Customers are constantly complaining about the products because they don't actually work. Instead of investing in making them work, the founders are focused on finding more ways to get money from customers who won't stick around without getting a major break on price. Listen to your customers.

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