Faithlife reviews

Very poor organizational health. Outside of development there is very little stability or clarity. Most long term staff have established patterns of passive responses to manipulative and even bullying behavior from superiors. Having no HR might cut overhead, but it doesn't take long for evidence of very troubling behavior to be seen. The company is not a particularly good place for women specifically. Some situations get dealt with, but too many are ignored or are handled very passively to establish a culture of safety and equality. Some managers are quite incompetent and without support for improvement, even after being formally reviewed extensively. Part of the problem with the leadership culture is that it functions like a good ole boys club, or like the leadership structure of the mafia. If you're a made guy and stay loyal, you don't have to worry about much of anything, just stay loyal and obey. This creates a culture that is not a meritocracy where the best workers rise, but one where the biggest suck-ups do. It doesn't take long for a perceptive person to see this, and it's very helpful to know before deciding to work here. You need to decide, can I be loyal to my supervisor, and is he or she loyal to their supervisor, and so on all the way to the top? If that is true you will probably be fine, but if not it does not matter if you do good or even great work, you will be ignored or even treated like an outsider. Compensation is handled very strangely. If you are not a developer your work is compared to that of a fry cook at McDonalds, meaning unless you get a new title and a new role altogether you are not considered worthy of a raise because frying fries does not get harder or more profitable with time. This leads to a great number of vanity job titles within the company because people are trying to make a future for themselves. Obviously, some employees don't merit pay increases, but that fact is used to deflect the reality that many do merit it. There is a lot of conflicting information about just how to make a future at the company. Apparently managers have the authority to approve 0-6% raises on their own, but anything more has to be approved from the top. The general feeling from leadership is that if you've been given any bump in pay at all you've been done a huge favor. That doesn't make a bad place to work by itself, but it is crucial to know if you've had any normal work experience anywhere else.

I'll do my best to make this sound as unemotional, and honest, as possible. Leadership here is the hardest thing to work with. Great vision, horrible execution. They treat their employees like cattle--most recently firing 70+ employees (some of 20+ years)--and expressing it as a restructuring. When in actuality that isn't true (I'll leave details out since I don't want to disclose any confidential information). They sell a product for Christians, but constantly express it's the business and money that's important. They push sales hard because, and I quote, "There are thousands of customers out there. If we burn a few, they'll be more" - Direct quote from an executive to large meeting. On top of that, websites like this are encouraged to give positive reviews so they can have the top Glassdoor award. It's all about the appearance, but ask for the truth from employees who work or have worked there--it's rough. This is everyone's "job before the next job" and a resume builder. There's no view for growth, in fact they've changed everyone's title numerous times in an effort to "shake things up" across about every department. This made firings easier, and decreasing pay even easier. I'm a fan of the product, and think that it actually helps those who use it, but it's a shame that the culture the company was built on no longer is the truth but a marketing scheme to appear like a faith-based organization who cares. I pray for the future of the people that are still there, and when they leave I hope everyone considers hiring them--and pays them what they deserve.