OneStudyTeam Reviews

Thought I was working at a unicorn, but it turns out unicorns aren't real. You are just a number at the end of the day. The lay offs were done in a way that seemed very rushed and disorganized. It underscored the disorganization and inexperience of the executive team - and I actually empathize with how difficult and necessary lay offs may be. Still, they couldn't pull this off in a better way. First, a lack luster group zoom from the CEO stating they would start the lay offs. He read his script and abruptly ended the call. Next, a 2-5 minute script read from an executive stating your role has been eliminated. Next, your computer is wiped (or not cause they probably caught IT off guard with these lay offs and some still hadn't had their computer wiped by the next week). Last, you wait. The executive had no idea how much severance, if there was severance, how long you would have health insurance, etc.. EVERYONE was left in the dark for the rest of the day (or more) on what a severance package may look like (or not look like). The severance package isn't great. They are bragging about taking care of us by providing us with COBRA - this is mandated by LAW. They laid off people who had started THAT week, people who ARE pregnant or expecting, people ON parental leave (only telling them through a separation agreement email - no phone call), people with children, people who were interviewing potential new hires, and many many more. At least it was clear that it wasn't personal - we were just a number needing to be cut to keep their dream alive. At the end of the day the lay offs highlighted that there is a lot of smoke and mirrors at this company. They have a solid product idea, but they fail to lead the company in a way that truly succeeds. Leadership seems way too distant (and maybe intentionally) and not aware of where the product needs to improve. They make decisions that routinely confuse workers who see it as opposite to what is needed. Just a big OOOOF. Disorganized and downsized!!

Zero transparency. The leadership made everyone think the company is in a great situation, but then, booked a “2023 Kickoff” meeting with the entire company and announced the layoffs. 40% of the employees got fired. They decided to do it right before Christmas, on a Friday, and did not give any information about the severance package until after 5pm (the “Kickoff” meeting was at 10am). People were waiting for long hours until they got the severance info and then had no one to speak to for the entire weekend. Some people were on family leave, and discovered they were fired only because their laptops got wiped out or a team member messaged them about the layoffs. NO ONE from management / HR bothered to call and notify them. The company kept hiring until the very last moment. A number of employees joined a few days before the layoffs and got fired!!!!! The bare minimum is to freeze hiring. They should have done better than that. Also, the severance package was extremely lame. Not sure I’m allowed to write any details so I’ll just say it was a joke, not giving people any time to land on their feet.