Strong team, meaningful ownership, and exciting growth ahead - Operations Wayground Employee Review

For an Ed-tech company, the base pay is better than most. Product is amazing, and product team is very responsive to customer needs. Product team is the best thing about this place. Fully remote, with quarterly(ish) in-person meetings. The company has always been scrappy and that was ok, because systems were always being built and employees had autonomy to build those systems and structures (this has since changed, and those structures that were built have now fallen by the wayside. It all started with the rebrand and when they brought in the new CRO and let go of SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE.)

Like I said above, things were always a bit scrappy here and it still felt like a startup, but people truly cared about education, the product, and slowly making the structures better. That COMPLETELY CHANGED when they brought in a new CRO and fired half of the US team, including leaders who were instrumental in making these internal processes better. After they laid people off, the CEO met with the rest of the company in a Zoom and it was the most heartless “speech” I’ve ever heard regarding laying off so many people. Just talking about how excited he was for this change. They brought in tons of sales people and BDRs, and honestly, the heart has just completely left this company. It’s gone. I hope they can find it again. (That actually probably started when Deepak, the co-founder, left a little over a year ago. He was likely the heart of the company). Everything is reactive. Honestly, it has always been this way a bit, but now with the CRO it has gotten 200x worse. No forethought into anything. Even the quarterly in-person meetings are planned with 3-4 weeks' notice. So you end up having to reschedule your life and important meetings to be there. Things are promised and not followed up on. People are numbers. They have raised prices a ton just in the last year, with schools and districts in deficits and struggling to keep their own teams. They couldn't care less, completely greedy. The CEO wants one thing only, and that’s $$. I’d say, get out of the education world if that’s your goal. My advice is, if you’re looking to come to this company any time around the date of this post, run. Unless you’re completely desperate and just need a job, and this is all you can find… RUN.

cab service, free food that's it nothing else is good here

A massive layoff took place with no clear communication or reasoning, even top performers and long-term employees were let go. The process was rushed, cold, and handled with zero empathy — We were informed over a quick Friday evening call and left completely in shock. Managers, instead of standing by their teams, seemed powerless to question or explain the decisions being made. So coward. Would never want to work with a manger who cannot even stand up for his own team. If you find the HR Team saying that it's one of the great companies to work for- it's a lie. They have forced us to give a 5 star rating in google and glassdoor so that people do not get to know the truth. The Founder doesn't even care about his customers. He has increased the product's price thrice in 1 year for his customers. Like how dumb and greedy you can be. What’s even more concerning is the company’s culture of silencing honest feedback. Employees were encouraged to post positive reviews online, which explains why you might see high ratings — but please don’t be misled by those. It’s heartbreaking to see what was once a good company turn into a sinking ship. If you’re considering joining, please do your research and make an informed choice.