Startup vertigo meets generic data trend chase for inadequate employee development - Anonymous employee Tastemade Employee Review

3.0
Jan 26, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Flexible and creative talent on every team and a general willingness to collaborate - Different races, cultures, and ethnicities at the mid-career and middle management levels - Competitive salary if you can negotiate well

Cons

- Understaffed - Pivot dizziness - Indistinguishable from here-today-gone-tomorrow media - High turnover/lack of continuity

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Tastemade Response
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Hi there, thanks for your feedback! Its unclear when you were employed at Tastemade or the team you were on, but today we have various initiatives and programs that support the things you mentioned in your posting, A few examples of this are: In 2022, we pivoted to using an OKR methodology and have goals set across our business. We believe employees should have clarity and transparency in our business direction and trajectory of our businesses growth. Our current tenure is 33 months. The average turnover in the media industry is 14% and our turnover is 5.4%. This puts us significantly below the the industry average. Beyond that, we are undergoing a huge activity to ensure each employee at Tastemade (both individual contributors and managers) have a clear growth path that includes an understanding of competency based growth. We also launched a mentorship program in 2020 to program and promote professional development. Your pros section highlighted some of our favorite things about Tastemade. Pay equity and being an example for what an inclusive and equitable environment means is a priority to us. We are proud of the work we have done as a people team and through our various diversity initiatives. Again, we thank you for your feedback and praise as this continues to help us grow and improve our organization.

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