Totally different company now and not in a good way. - Anonymous employee HireAthena Employee Review

1.0
7 Jul 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Ability to work from home. -Decent amount of time off - 15-17 days of PTO plus 8-10 holidays per year. -Exposure to many different industries and clients - you will learn a lot -40 hours per week of work typically

Cons

-Zero respect for employees -Constant downsizing and firings - you are never safe. Management has turned over at least 4-5 times in the past few years. -Pay not commensurate with workload and duties -Processes change on a daily basis and not for the better. Genuine feedback is not welcome. -It is common knowledge that raises will never be given. Employees are not rewarded for excellent work. The answer always is "We are working on the pay scales" but then nothing ever happens. I asked 3 times for a raise and got nothing. -Assigning new work duties to untrained personnel - i.e. firing the payroll and HR departments and having accounting staff pick up the slack - The whole culture has changed over the past few years - I don't believe in the mission anymore. This is NOT a place moms should work. -Sweatshop-like mentality -Zero autonomy- everything is processized and you get chastised if you go off process or have a more efficient way of doing things. Basically 100 steps to do one task. A lot of wasted time. -Benefits frequently taken away. There used to be unlimited time off and it was given generously. Not anymore. The PTO policy is still decent but not what it used to be. We used to have monthly team lunches to boost morale and discuss things that were going on. Those got cut a year ago. We used to be able to work whatever hours we wanted - now there are strict schedules in place. Look, I understand that businesses change and this is a startup. If things are changing for the better, then why are your star employees leaving? Maybe they gave you some stupid excuse, but if things were great at BackOps, then they wouldn't have left. You need to fight for your people.

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5.0
22 Mar 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

HireAthena is an amazing company to work for! The company is completely remote [to support it's mission of hiring 1M stay home parents] so it's very flexible and you can design your assigned schedule around your life for that perfect work-life balance. Even though it's all virtual, the communication channels are amazing and I still get to connect with everyone as if I was in the office. Everyone's very nice and it feels like family. There was a recent change in management and we got a new CEO, Paula, who's very involved and very understanding. The company's growing and I'm glad to be a part of it!

Cons

If you're not used to working fully remote, this might not be for you.

4.0
7 Jul 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great team Strong social mission Fast paced Ability to work from home Catered lunch in the SF office The CEO is taking a long, hard look at the entire service delivery model and honestly trying to address the biggest issues. The employees really care about what we're doing and are committed, not just showing up for a paycheck. And a lot really are moms and dads working from home, signing off to go to a swim meet with their kids before they log back on later to finish up. I'm happy to be part of a company that is trying to make it possible for parents to provide for their families AND actually get to spend time with their kids.

Cons

Lots of change (start up life) I know that comes with the territory when you work at a start up, so it shouldn't come as a surprise. Given the reevaluation of our business, there are many good changes that are happening, but it can be a lot to keep up with.

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