Challenging to work for a directionless company. - Front End Drupal Developer bei WaveCloud: Mitarbeiterbewertung

3.0
11. März 2015
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Pros

I loved the people I worked with and learned a lot about the Drupal platform in a multisite development environment. One remote day a week was allowed and additional remote days were allowed in special cases (like bad winter weather or having to take care of something at home). As a contractor, my pay was commensurate with industry standards for my position.

Kontras

As a fairly new start-up the investors would often make quick decisions, changing the direction of their website suddenly, forcing implementation of software releases that were not ready. This required many hotfixes that could have been avoided. They demanded releases to launch on very short deadlines without warning to or INPUT from its developers and then expected overtime to make it happen. The investors did not fully understand software development cycles. They did not communicate well with their employees. They promoted people and then wouldn't listen to their input, so why promote them? Most importantly, the C-level executives didn't provide the usual employee performance reviews to help them understand their roles and how to improve their work. They surprised some of my fellow employees by moving them into new roles without warning and basically said to accept the change or find another job. This resulted in some dissatisfied employees and a development team that suffered from high turnover, even prior to my arrival. It would also help if they would help create a better work-life balance by increasing their remote work days to two or even three days a week as a relief from traffic and time on the road. All positions can be worked from home due to available Internet technology.

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4.0
25. Apr. 2016
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Pros

WaveCloud has renamed to BookFuel. They are rapidly becoming a leader in the self-publishing industry. It has been fun to see the company now achieve significant sales volume and improve its service delivery for authors. It is a fun place to work.

Kontras

The company did morph a few times until it found itself mid-2015. That made it challenging for some employees to keep up or who were required to "pivot" with the changes.

1.0
18. Feb. 2016
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Pros

work from home capability is nice

Kontras

horrible sales management and policies. Mgmt does not care about employees. Will not give you accurate feedback. With less than 20 people employed, you can clearly see a lack in business model. No HR, no finance, no AP, jobs are done by people in different areas minimizing efficiency. Every rule, regulation, and policy changes at least once a month. I was #3 out of 8 people in overall sales and was let go due to "performance issues" after 4 sales in three days. Dont believe what this company says. Says the contracted position is 90 days only but if you dont speak up they will keep you as a contractor as long as possible to avoid taxes and not provide benefits. since this is a privately funded company yet to turn a profit, all mgmt cares about is impressing the investors. mgmt uses scare tactics to make you increase sales. does not give you positive support and will not commend you for a job well done. Some employees are immature and steal leads/constantly talk trash behind your back. If i were you, stop right now and find a REAL company. Leaving Bookfuel/Wavecloud was the best thing that happened to me. Do not work for this "company"

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