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Box is Performative Virtue Signaling, Not Authentic

Senior Solutions Architect
Current Employee
Has worked at Box for 4 years
March 4, 2023
1.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

• Large, established enterprise • Competitive salary • High energy and internal engagement if you're looking to network

Cons
  • High demands of time and energy beyond realistic expectations, often working grueling 60+ hour workweeks.

  • If you are a person of color, you will feel alienated and alone as the company is predominantly white and unabashedly unashamed about it. This includes not making room specifically for more African American people.

  • If you share requests for any points of understanding that diverge from the status quo, you will be seen and labeled as disruptive. You will be retaliated against in the form of "quiet demotion," meaning being locked out of tasks and opportunities.

  • Actions are taken in poor taste, such as emailing employees on weekends and asking for tasks and updates on work events and issues.

  • Despite chronicling a long, documented history of high performance and even external praise and validation from enterprise customers, the company will undervalue you if you happen to identify as female and there is a male who is tangentially related to any project you have worked on in any way.

  • Documented cases of males in the exact same role and title making more annually in salary and bonus than females and people of color here in 2023.

Advice to Management

Not really. In the book of Proverbs, written by King Solomon, who was credited as the wisest man to ever live, it says it's foolish to attempt to correct someone intent on pursuing their own agenda and wicked ways.

A large, churning entity like Box knows full well what they're intentionally doing. It's just up to candidates to be able to know.

HEY, sorry. I know it's popular for companies to say a lot of nice things about mental health and wellness and holistic perspectives, but that's performative at Box and not real. If any individual is seeking that in their professional career, I would advise them to not consider Box.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
2.0

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