C-suite and HR:
- The C-suite and HR team are unqualified and lack the necessary training to effectively do their jobs, often failing to uphold the principles they claim to stand for.
- The C-suite is tone-deaf/out of touch. After firing 15% of the workforce (Aug 2024), the CEO held a Monday "motivation" call where they boasted about buying property abroad and expressed how happy they were with their personal lives, finishing the call with a dismissive "onwards and upwards." This complete lack of empathy highlights how out of touch they are with the realities faced by their employees.
- Junior employees may find themselves bullied into submission by co-founders, SLT, and HR.
Well-being at YuLife:
- For a company that claims to champion well-being, the number of burnt-out and depressed employees is alarmingly high (for other current employees of YuLife, I urge you to check the Mood Monitor submissions), with little to no support provided.
- There is no mental health training for the staff, and employees dealing with significant personal trauma—such as returning from a miscarriage, mental health, or other personal crises—are often completely ignored and left to fend for themselves.
Progression:
- The business structure is incredibly flat, with little to no opportunity for progression. Promotions are based on favoritism, and nepotism, rather than any real merit or performance, and performance reviews or annual pay raises are almost nonexistent.
Diversity:
- If you don’t align with or resemble the co-founders, expect to struggle here. The company’s inclusivity image is merely a facade, with women and POC particularly marginalized. Two rounds of redundancies within 12 months disproportionately affected women and POC, raising serious concerns about the company’s commitment to diversity
- For further evidence, take a look at the number of women or POCs in leadership roles.
Reviews:
- The company asks current employees to post positive reviews when negative ones appear, which skews the true workplace experience (filter to less than 3 stars for a true representation)
