Houzz – 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). | Comparably

Houzz – 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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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).

What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?

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.

What did you like most about the interview process?

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.

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

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.

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

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.

What's going wrong and how can it be improved?

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.

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

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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