Human Movement Reviews

The office is in need of legitimate upgrade but it's not specifically horrible. Solid chance it isn't up to code though. Lots of quick fixes by unlicensed individuals. Hopefully the new office meets standards. Management is nearly nonexistent. It's a company that has made efforts toward a management scheme that spreads the workload evenly throughout the employees, given their "department", but that mentality leaves many employees much more run down than others. There isn't a foundation for the mentality to thrive. It continually fizzles out. Attempts to establish protocol and procedure have been made but the severe lack of communication and leadership from the owner tend to make it impossible for them to stick. This is mainly do to too much flip flop on decisions made by the owner. HR isn't worth commenting on. False promises from upper management and the owner are the most numerous numerous negative trait of the company. Lots of quick commitments that are swept under the rug or talked in circles. It's done with good intention but it should be left out. It produces high hopes that are then extinguished which then leads to lack of drive from employees. Very few employees actually care. Although all companies will have flaws, this is an easy one to fix by simply spending more time in preparation and thoughtful execution of what is said will be done. Way too much "cart before the horse" mentality. Employees are nearly worked to exhaustion, especially those on the ground at events. Travel isn't ideal but it's part of it. Could be mediated by hiring more men and women on the work force who are capable of managing the manual labor involved with event prep weeks. Many individuals have been hired to help bring on more events, sponsors, etc. but very, very few have been brought on to assist in the production aspect. A lot more work for the same amount of people who were already nearing max capacity. Turn over is quite horrendous. Very few of the original "team" are still present either due to their own fault, the owner making the call or voluntarily leaving. Most voluntarily leave or endure the knee jerk reactions from upper management. Organization of event infrastructure suffers due to lack of space and high turn over.

Time at HMM is measured not in months or years but in how many rounds of layoffs you have undergone. The company's numbers swell then are purged every 18 months or so. First it was the remnants of the Color Run. Then the purge after Atlas Race, Corner Store, Foam Fest, 5k Dance Party, Movies in the Park, and Brew and View all went belly up. Most recently has been the result of lack of ticket sales, lack of large scale events proposed, and events like DirtyBird, Zombie Run, and out of state Oktoberfest going belly up. Like Hydra, HMM somehow is able to slither back into existence even when it would appear dead. It does so with a price, namely becoming more and more unrecognizable to the image and culture it tries so hard to pretend to be. The most recent buyout by megacorp may be the final blow to the "cool startup" culture. Examples include a partially employee funded healthcare package replaces office happy hours. A 0% 401k match replaces home run derbys. A slew of corporate policies replace the entire "team" (company) going to and producing great events. One element that seems unchanging through all the upheaval is the core personnel. This incestuous group has been around since the beginning. They have pledged their loyalty which appears to mean more than results. Going on a walk around the new large office is like entering a cemetery. The windowless tin can of a building provides a needed barrier between the road and evidence of long gone events. HMM, where events go to die