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With all due respect…

Software Engineering
Former Employee
Worked at Vimeo for less than 1 year
April 19, 2022
1.0
Negative OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Market position

Some brand recognition.

Potential to completely turn the tables and become a market leader, likely with new leadership.

Cons
  1. A rise in pandemic demand that led to uncharacteristically strong performance and increased headcount is now slowing.

  2. Chronic shiny object syndrome.

  3. Increasing turnover, often due to lack of professional growth.

  4. Decreasing employee engagement and morale.

  5. Unusual reporting and team structures.

  6. Less than competitive compensation.

  7. Lack of focus on operational efficiency.

  8. Functional leaders/VPs rarely collaborate.

  9. Some in positions to lead people focus on driving initiatives and expanding influence instead.

  10. Acquisitions go unintegrated.

  11. Beyond large meetings, key leaders go unseen by most.

Advice to Management

Find scalable ways to gather perspectives from a larger set of employees. Encourage those VPs and middle managers that do have your attention to focus more on setting up their people, organizations, and teams for success. Focus less on initiatives, opportunists, and heroes.

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