Rapid7

• Nice well-equipped office,
• Good, capable people
• Interesting work and sector
• Diverse teams of different skill sets and competencies
• Company is trying to be at the bleeding edge of tech in the security-as-a-service space
• Regular communication from senior management down to employees, even if not always in detail.
• Regular events for employees both during and outside of work hours
• Tries to be a fun place to work

• Intense workslate

• Interdepartmental communication

• Low Morale following layoffs

• Mandatory 3 day office week with little flexibility

• Tries too hard to be a fun place to work

• Some degree of internal politics

• The company likes to give off an image of being an equal opportunities employer but the reality is different. I was very open with my manager about my learning disability which affects my ability to communicate and process new information, as well as a minor physical disability which occasionally affected the rate I was able to work (dyspraxia causing random pain when typing). I was assured this would be taken aboard and asked what could be done to help ease these concerns. I gave suggestions. Few, if any, of these suggestions were actioned. Some months later, I was let go for "underperformance" and vaguely cited "issues with communication and ramping up". The company failed to make adjustments for my needs and labeled it as my fault.

Live the values you preach. Stop telling the breadth of the workforce what is expected of them if those values don't apply in your decision-making. Particularly people management.

Everyone knows the real reasons for layoffs. The smoke and mirrors act is only killing morale further. More transparency is needed.

Amend processes for employees with unique and differing needs. I expected so much from this company from all the public messaging around social good and equality, but I was let down in a huge way.

The morale problem needs to be acknowledged and dealt with. There was a degree of apathy from senior management around it.