Pros
- Once had a decent team of mission-driven people and sometimes you’ll hear about the good times. - Remote-first flexibility, if you enjoy existential dread in sweatpants. - EH hasn’t demolished the employee benefits plan or PTO perks yet, although I’m sure that’s up next to come on the chopping block.
Cons
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already seen the glossy LinkedIn posts from Humi and Employment Hero: “People First,” “Empowered Teams,” “Exciting New Chapter.” Let me save you some time, it’s all smoke and mirrors. Before the acquisition, Humi had problems. Leadership was inconsistent, and there was a growing disconnect between the company’s values and its actions. But at least there was some sense of community, a shared drive to build something better, and a handful of strong people trying to make it work despite being ignored by a CEO who preferred to play visionary rather than actually lead. Then Employment Hero entered the picture and what was left of the culture was obliterated overnight. This wasn’t a “synergy.” It was an assimilation. Local leadership lost all influence. Canadian employees were sidelined in favor of top-down mandates from Sydney. Communication became a game of telephone across time zones, and morale fell off a cliff. No one knew what was going on, including the people supposed to be running things. Culture at Humi now? Non-existent. It’s a ghost town of burned-out employees quietly job hunting while pretending to be engaged on all hands calls. Psychological safety is gone. Transparency is a joke. And anyone with talent or standards has either already left or is counting down the days. What you’re left with is performative optimism, middle management clinging to relevance, and a bloated org chart that feels more like corporate cosplay than a functioning tech company. Kevin Kliman’s legacy? He built a house of cards, then handed it to a company known for razing everything to the ground in the name of “scaling.” He showed up when it was convenient and disappeared when accountability was needed. Cons: - Culture vacuum post-acquisition. - Top-down chaos with no regard for local context. - Meaningless values and empty rituals. - Zero career development or mentorship, just “align to the vision” (whatever that means this week.) - Overworked, under-informed, and constantly gaslit. - EH CEO is the most insufferable, out of touch, mediocre, and obnoxious spoiled brat playing boss with daddy’s money that I’ve ever encountered. He also has a borderline creepy obsession with Elon Musk and it’s disturbing.