A great project, turned into a failing start-up, that I cannot recommend!
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Avi started out as a cool company with an inspiring mission to improve healthcare. This attracted motivated and skilled people.
The office is beautiful, flexible WFH policy and a budget for education are a plus.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Working in this company presents significant challenges for professional growth. You'll experience micromanagement from individuals who lack expertise in your field, often resulting in poor decisions you're expected to implement.
Both clinic and headquarter teams are under constant pressure to work faster, with leadership frequently blaming teams for failures caused by their own decisions.
Despite branding itself as a 'tech company,' there's little opportunity to learn about building quality digital products here.
Recently, HR initiated a campaign encouraging employees to write Kununu reviews with a chance to win a €250 voucher if they shared a screenshot. While it wasn't explicitly required to leave positive reviews, it's easy to imagine that during a time of frequent layoffs, no one would risk submitting a negative one.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
The company and its leadership are facing immense challenges. After failing to achieve any significant milestones post-Series B, the leadership team has been increasingly panicking month by month over the past 1-2 years.
This has created a toxic work environment, with desperate attempts to boost revenue. Layoffs, short-sighted product and marketing decisions, and intense pressure on clinic staff to work faster and bill more have become the norm. The situation is deteriorating: the quality of care in clinics has declined, patients are not returning, and doctors and nurses are leaving due to poor working conditions, further fueling the downward spiral.
Recently, Avi acquired another company, intended to turn the business around. However, the failure to integrate this new product has only deepened the profitability crisis.
At this point, it’s hard to see a future for Avi without a leadership change or closure. Over the past year, it’s become clear that the current team is unable to steer the company toward profitability. The frantic drive for revenue is particularly dangerous in healthcare, as the company is now sacrificing both its integrity and the quality of care and data privacy of patients, as well as the mental health of its employees.
The mission is still a really good one, I am sad things went this way. My wish would be that someone more experienced comes in, replaces the leadership and turns the ship around.