Had to help pay for the CEO's taxes - Sr. Product Designer LifeOmic Employee Review

1.0
Apr 23, 2023
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Pros

I was sad to be laid off from this job last year. They seemed to be an ok company, really nice people work there.

Cons

Imagine my surprise when my CPA (yes, I had to use a CPA) told me that the document they sent me on April 13th, just before tax season cut off, described me as a company PARTNER because I was provided with "shares" (with negative numbers). My CPA had to explain to me the legalities of this, it cost me $$$$, and then explained me that some companies do this to protect their CEO's bank accounts on tax time. I was hesitant to write this review, especially since they will know who wrote it, but, honestly, I don't want others to go through the same thing I did, so here it is. This company hides behind a mask of "helping the world" and "doing great things for humanity" but in the end of the day is just another capitalist company being led by your typical startup CEO who will always choose his billions over his employees.

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5.0
Nov 27, 2023
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Pros

This was my favorite tech job. My manager and coworkers were great! I loved that I got to do so many fun tasks: I got to contribute in UI/UX meetings, troubleshoot customer issues, and build a React app to help with the troubleshooting process.

Cons

Because I wasn't a senior developer, I couldn't continue working remotely. I had to move states if I wanted to continue working as a software engineer.

3.0
Dec 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Talented team members who care about what they do

Cons

Team direction and product vision were largely unfocused. Too much energy was spent on technologies and direction that had no business viability. Engineering suffered from lack of product leadership. The CEO would share a vision and engineering with run with it unvetted. What was built was built well, with security and testing in mind, but there was so much waste in the process. People in VP/director level positions didn't attempt to deliver products to earn customers and build the business in a sustainable way. Instead the engineering mindset was to focus on test coverage and execution of the grand vision. There was a huge gap between product and engineering and so much work (months, or even years of time for 3-20 engineers on 6-figure+ salaries) was thrown out. There was little-to-no emphasis on finding product market fit and gaining paying customers.

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