A dying star? - Anonymous employee FreeWill Employee Review

Thank you for this feedback. We're glad you've enjoyed our remote environment, flexible time off, and leave policies. We did unfortunately have a significant layoff in late 2022/early 2023 and a very small layoff in early 2025 and leadership took full responsibility for this and shared about the internal and external factors that led to the tough decisions. We've taken great strides to be thoughtful about employee retention and company growth in the hopes we can provide continued stability. Majority of external hiring has been for IC roles and when manager or leadership roles become available, they are open to internal applicants and most of these roles are filled internally due to promotions or internal movement. FreeWill actively embraces and encourages the smart use of AI in every department and has implemented AI Learning Modules, an AI Tool series, AI office hours, and a slack channel dedicated to employees sharing about their use and knowledge of AI. We appreciate you sharing about challenges around compensation and will share this feedback. Thank you for your contributions to FreeWill.