VALD Compensation FAQ

Pros

Great team members Discounted breakfast and lunches available with salary sacrifice Promising tech

Cons

Team members are fantastic, they're talented people who are generally stressed and fearful of the executive team for the following reasons; 1. Team members are constantly walking on eggshells in case they say or do something that upsets the CEO. 2. There are sexist remarks and women are judged on their appearance. I have overheard discussions where some of the leadership team (all males) were deciding whether certain female team members have a "Mum-bod". 3. There are cliques - those who are "included" and everyone else. Those who feel "included" in the inner circle of VALD take it upon themselves to report what other team members are doing and passing judgement and gossip along to the CEO and executive team. They stab you in the back while smiling to your face. 4. The Founders consistently give conflicting instruction. The CEO wants one thing, the other something else and you're caught in the middle. It's a no win situation. 5. You try to address your concerns to deal with issues that have arisen and you're told to suck it up and that's just how things are. They aren't interested in improving the culture or dealing with sometimes serious situations. They dismiss you as not being a great fit for VALD. They only care about making sales - no matter the cost. 6. Most people don't even make it to a year at VALD. The churn is extraordinary as they just burn through people.

Advice to Management

Professional management training and/or replacing the CEO would go a long way toward fixing these issues.