Manage expectations - Anonymous employee Aha! Employee Review

2.0
26 Mar 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Product is fulfilling a true market need - Stable company with a well planned future - On site is nicely done. The team puts a lot of work into creating a full experience with great accommodations - Good people. Apart from leadership, there are many great people here who are willing to help and genuinely care for each other

Cons

-Yes, you work remote but don’t expect to have a life of your own. The company has put a lot of effort into keeping people connected but remote work here means working over time (12 hour days minimum). They also watch the clock... remote does not mean flexible. -Anxiety driven. The team is small and mighty but productivity is driven through fear. Expect to get messages that require you to jump online in the middle of the night because of minuscule problems. (No room for error. Everything is a big deal) -False advertising. Many of the reviews written here are not actually employee sentiment. Employees are “asked” to write positive reviews on Glassdoor and on Amazon (for the CEOs book). People are afraid to write negative reviews because it’s a small team and they are afraid of being found out. Same with the viral blog posts... practice what you preach. -Keep your opinions to yourself. I saw another negative reviewer that was encouraged to have opened up about their concerns. Don’t be fooled... this is not the culture that is welcomed here. The CEO will make you feel stupid for bringing opposing opinions. Leave your experience behind, you won’t be allowed to use it here.

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Aha! Response
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I am glad that you appreciate the vision for the company, product, your colleagues, and the onsites. It makes me sad though that you disapprove of me and the leadership team in general. I definitely would not want to work with the type of team that you describe. There is no doubt that we work hard and have high expectations for what we create. I am not sure how you can build anything great without taking that approach. We value continuous improvement and that is why I have met with every person who has ever requested to share their feedback with me. And well-considered contrarian viewpoints are always welcome when they are clear and focused on ideas. Aha! was founded on taking a contrarian approach in fact — to building a high-growth technology company. Your post highlights that anyone can share their thoughts about me or the company. While we do occasionally ask people to share their views about Aha! it is completely optional and there is no review process.

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