Pros
I met some amazing people here and also learned how to work with very difficult management.
Kontras
I was let go from Guidepoint after more than 3 years. My manager, who I also considered a friend, read from a robotic script and I was given absolutely no severance. Typically, companies will provide 1 month severance for each year you’ve been there, meaning I should have gotten a 3 month package (especially living in the most expensive city in the US). Management has absolutely no management training and leads using passive aggressiveness. On numerous occasions, I encouraged my managers to implement more positive feedback rather than the constant negative feedback over trivial things. During yearly reviews, you will be reviewed by your managers but there is no way to review them. I even went to HR about this to which they responded “Guidepoint doesn’t do that”. People message me on LinkedIn about getting a job here, and I don’t respond knowing how guilty I would feel referring someone into such a toxic environment. You will also be yelled at for arriving to the office any later than 8:45 am, and the work from home policy is not flexible (even though the norm across America has completely shifted post-covid). Management cares way more about numbers than the actual people behind them. There is a complete lack of respect and employees are not paid enough for the amount of work they’re demanded. There was even a lawsuit because Guidepoint doesn’t pay employees for overtime. A somewhat good place to start out as a young person in NYC, but I highly advise getting out before reaching project manager status as you will be miserable.