Pros
Lots of opportunities to rise to the occasion. I learned a great deal at OnPoint, I was pushed to another level, that’s what I really believe. It pushed me to be a better manager and decide what type of manager I would like to be. I also got a ton of experience working in tech and met some of my best friends. I was extremely happy for a long time at the company, and I wanted to give my honest review of OnPoint as I have parted ways with the company. I briefly worked with the channels team and I have to say they are some of the smartest individuals I have ever met. They are an amazing team and I really wish I could have stayed working with them. you are lucky if you get to work with them. The company culture is a lot of fun and relaxed. People are generally in a good mood. The tech team is great, I had the pleasure of working with tech in HQ and also Costa Rica office and they were all amazing.
Kontras
I was let go from OnPoint after working there for about a year and a half. I was told that it was due to the restructuring of the team. But it really came down to not getting along with my managers. It was extremely frustrating that although I always gave recommendations to my managers they ultimately ignored my feedback. When things went sour, I was blamed, but my feedback was never taken into consideration. I did qualify for unemployment and what I was offered through unemployment was 200 dollars a week. No severance. No heads up. So not sure how much they really "care" about their people. My leadership was the classic scenario of when things are good, they are the ones in charge, but when things go bad, the blame gets shot onto you. This company has a talent for promoting the wrong individuals, and it’s mainly because they are so out of touch as to who does what and what their contributions are. Working here, i had two of the worst managers I have ever had. To be fair, I came from corporate. I was working in a giant company with management run a completely different way. My manager managed me for over 6 months and only took the time to meet with me twice. When issues would arise, I would try to get on a call with him and he would refuse to speak on the phone because he was angry. It was the most immature work relationship I ever had to deal with. This company has great potential, but they keep giving so much power to the wrong people. Micromanagers, managers that can’t put anger or frustration aside to actually manage efficiently, and people that feel threatened by everything. I felt like i was constantly dealing with tantrums. Working from home is frowned upon, like REALLY frowned upon. I’ve worked in corporate settings that are more relaxed about working from home than OnPoint. They should really fix that as the office is getting more crammed every day. Looking back I’d say one of my biggest mistakes was being so self-sufficient. Because my manager never had time for me, I truly operated as if my manager did not exist. I never reached out unless I was forced to. I truly ran my team without bothering management. Because I never did, I believe they started to believe that my position was easy. So easy in fact, that they could just do it themselves. So that’s exactly what they tried. After 2 months, I heard from former coworkers that they ARE indeed looking to re-open the position. Lol. I also wish I had documented everything in email in terms of my suggestions and those suggestions being ignored. I'd recommend if you work for this company to do that. Also—if you are going to work in content…good luck. Awful micromanagement in that department. I felt bad for the writers.