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Best Working Culture I've Ever Encountered - Anonymous employee Common Thread Collective Employee Review

5.0
Jun 4, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Things at Common Thread are not perfect. But the point is that every day, our leaders work to try to make things better. They take action on things that aren't working, are constantly seeking feedback, and are open to trying new things whether in the name of a 'best practice' or 'let's just try this to see whether it might work for what we're doing here.' Specifically, people work hard to make sure that co-workers feel seen, encouraged, and cared for. Every Monday, we share what we're grateful for, whether within the four walls of CTC or not (mostly not). Each Friday, we gather to share 'commendations' for our co-workers - to recognize ways in which they've helped us achieve our goals, complete a work assignment, assist a client, or just generally brightened our day. The benefits are outstanding as well: lots of selection on traditional benefits, plus four weeks of PTO (and three sick days), and the TMYD program, which is unique, effective, and inspiring.

Cons

The only con might be that there are no options for flexible work arrangements. If you want to do the one-off work from home, you're free to do so, but it can't be a regular occurrence.

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1.0
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Pros

You will learn quick what to avoid in future companies and employees. Every role after will be a breath of fresh air.

Cons

CTC is a chaotic, ego-driven mess, churning and burning employees and clients. CEO Taylor Holiday is a wannabe Twitter influencer playing entrepreneur, surrounded by an inner-circle of unqualified buddies. Strategy changes constantly, positive reviews are fabricated, departments are dissolved on a whim, and layoffs are routine. CTC demands unrealistic output from overworked employees, all while preaching a fake culture of “transparency” and “work-life balance.” Transparency means hyped-up financial updates paired with weird parties and alcohol, followed immediately by entire department layoffs. Work-life balance means 60 hour work weeks with a level of micromanagement I haven’t seen before or since. Not convinced yet? Welcome to leadership meetings where no one has a plan and everyone is too afraid to say the truth. Staying close to the in-crowd matters more than results or performance because it might just keep you your job. I’ll never forget CTC’s empty promises about development and achieving dreams, all while exploiting, discarding, and abusing everyone in sight. If you value your career, mental health, or basic respect, stay far away.

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