Sparkfund reviews

I found the notion of a “flat” organization with “transparency” to be a facade. I witnessed dysfunction and infighting. The CEO/founder is a skilled storyteller and is persuasive and can pontificate with dexterity. But over time, I found this all to be inauthentic and even misleading. I saw a lack of substance, true respect, and follow through in how he treats people, shares information, and manages the company. For example, the company claimed to prioritize diversity. Yet all but 1 C-suite position was held by white males, most of whom were domineering and bullying in their communications with junior team members.

Toxic Work Culture: Working here felt like you were in an episode of “Game of Thrones” where everyone was plotting against each other. I was once told that I failed at my role during my yearly review, even though I’ve had 4 supervisors in the year and a half that I worked there and received company strategies that were the focal point of my role a month before I left. You couldn’t ask for guidance because management would use it against you. If you did ask questions, it was like pulling teeth for them to answer. Projects were with vague instructions in order to “validate your poor performance.” Horrible Leadership: Management didn’t know what they were doing but pretended like they did as my department head had no expertise in the field our team worked in. They would ask for your input but would get mad or brush you off when you offered suggestions. Communication was poor from management, compliments were rare but when they did happen it was disingenuous. Mirco Management: Management tracked everything we did with daily updates, multiple meetings, and asana tracking. They would also go into documents and just watch while you were working on something. It was overkill and it took a lot of time away from doing your actual job.