Atomic Design & Consulting Reviews

The management had absolutely terrible communication. By management, I mean the higher level management, as in the owner. Jackie Bese had absolutely terrible communication. For example, when he told you where you had to improve, he wouldn't actually give you details. He'd give you a broad area where you need to improve and expect the improvement to happen by the following week. Also, if an emergency occurs, you're expected to return to work by the time your PTO ends. So God forbid, you end up sick AFTER using up your PTO for a vacation, and you call in sick without PTO left, you will lose your job. The worst part is that when you do lose your job, you aren't given any formal notification. Most jobs send a letter or an email or a phone call or at least even a text. No, not Jackie. Jackie Bese simply terminates you by changing all your login credentials. Once you realize you can't login to do your job, you contact Jackie, to which he will reply, "Your employment at Atomic has been terminated." Mind you, this wasn't during the 90 day probationary period. This was after approximately six months of employment. Another thing that was fishy about Jackie (which I should've seen as a red flag right from the start) is that he was dishonest with clients. For example, he would take on any client regardless of whether or not he believed Atomic Design was right for them. For example, I was handed a new client and he openly stated to me that "This client probably won't last long. It's a dumb business but let's bill them for what we can while they last." Why would you take on a client if you have no intention of actually helping them or believe in their business?