Tastemade reviews

I've never worked with more under-qualified and uneducated people in my entire professional career. HR aimlessly scrolls through Linkedin with no understanding of each team's unique needs, and brings on new hires who don't even fit the mold of the basic job description. From the poor hiring and onboarding, to the non-existent training for new employees, HR has set this company up for failure. This is a hostile work environment, where no one take ownership of their work or responsibility for their actions. The entire company is constantly pointing fingers at each other. There is no sense of community here, even on your own team. Job stability is slim to none. Spontaneous, non-performance based lay offs are monthly, and spearheaded by the corrupt upper management. After bragging about a PPP grant that would protect the jobs of all Tastemade employees, the CEO laid off ~130 people (contract and full time) on a company-wide Zoom meeting, only offering those affected 2 weeks of severance pay.

Where do I start. HR is not really HR, it's just a person who has no idea what they are doing. I was lied to from the start. About everything. My title, my compensation, my benefits, everything. Nothing regarding your job offer is truly done in writing so they can lie to you. No one at the company takes responsibility for ANYTHING. It's a constant finger pointing of who did and said what working there. Leadership is terrible and the sales team is prioritized while the team members building the campaigns are underpaid and under valued. And not to mention the countless sexual misconduct cases that HR and upper management seem to turn a blind eye to. Layoffs are frequent, the people are mainly unfriendly (in certain offices), it's a money machine. They do nothing if it is not prioritizing their bottom line, including hiring more qualified staff, an actual HR department, and taking care of their freelance/permalance staff who basically keep this company afloat. As an employee there you are disposable and there is zero company culture. I was vastly overworked. From the outside looking in, it seems like a cool company, but don't fall for the hype. I've worked at many media companies and this was by far the worst.