In April, they suddenly laid off a third of the company after telling everyone the business was in good shape - Anonymous employee ROOM Employee Review

1.0
30 Jul 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I only had 2 weeks in the job so it's hard to think of one.

Cons

The message from the CEO was everything is fine. A few days later, a third of the workforce was suddenly laid off. I was given no warning in advance and was removed from all internal IT systems within 10 minutes of being told. I also only got 1 week's notice pay because I was still in my probation period. There was no other compensation offered. I left a stable job which I was in for 4 years to join ROOM so that was particularly disappointing. I'd also taken the time to visit their New York office when I was there on my holiday just before starting the job. It didn't count for anything in the end!

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