You'll Feel Empty Every Day - Anonymous employee Hint Water Employee Review

If you look up micromanagement in the dictionary, Hint would appear. It starts at the top and trickles down into the rest of management. It's a frenetic work environment where, if something goes wrong or is questioned, everyone (especially managers) points their fingers at everyone else instead of trying to understand the situation and make it better. For such a fun, carefree, lovable product, the people behind the brand are the exact opposite. It's an environment where you go into work wondering if you'll be yelled at, thrown under the bus, or still have a job that day. You’ll wonder if arriving at 9:02 will get you in trouble. If taking a lunch break makes you look bad. If going to a doctor’s appt during the day will get you fired. The team is young and works hard, but they need leaders who are visionaries. Leaders who can inspire great work rather than fear. Ones who can teach rather than threaten. Ones who are flexible and keep up with trends rather than assume their former place of employment is the end-all be-all of how every company should be run. Perhaps Hint hires a young team because they don’t know that they deserve better from an employer. They deserve the right to have a voice, have autonomy, have access to mentorship and growth opportunities. But instead they’re beginning their careers in a cut-throat, hostile, rigid environment. If you have morals, a conscious, or an opinion, Hint is not the company for you. If you thrive by cutting other people down, always saying yes, or don’t care what it takes to get ahead, this is your company.