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This company is only good at ensuring that employees are paid for holidays. Behind the scenes management is always pointing fingers at one another for any mess-ups. There are only about 4 busy months for them out the year so they ensure to dwindle down their employee numbers. Now in the business world this is understandable to an extent, however the tactics they resort to in order to get rid of people must be discussed. They will go so far as having your direct manager give you a questionable directive that they conveniently “forget” and can’t support you on when HR reaches out to you about why the heck you're going against policy. This has lead to many well-performing employees to  lose their jobs suddenly. They also will not respond to any requests for documentation once you’ve been fired either. They will simply lock you out of any accesses, wipe all conversations that may be of evidence, and quickly rush you out of the location. 

I’m not sure the higher ups really understand what they are putting mid level managers through. We are understaffed and often do 12 hour shifts to mind the gaps. We often have to help other do their jobs because they do not have support. Rely too much on temp labor who don’t know where anything is or where to go / what to do. Too much is being put on mid level managers to facilitate events. Additionally they purchased another company after laying off 30% of the workforce.  None of the layoffs were in sales which makes no sense as they complain less business is coming in so we need to lay people off but keep everyone who has literally failed at their jobs. I’m torn because there are a lot of good people at this company but I feel like they must be prepping for a sale. 

This is a truly horrible place to work. Convene used to have a great culture, but the company hired a new People & Culture team which had destroyed what's once a great company culture. The new Chief People Officer is a horrible person who does not care about anything other than preparing for the IPO. She barely spends any time at HQ and never bothered to get to know the company before she started firing everyone. 
Work life balance is horrible, you will be forced to work nights, weekends, holidays, and during your PTO. I was even forced to work during a religious holiday, and when I reported the issue to People & Culture, I was retaliated against. 
Company only wants "yes men" and its the type of place where you can get fired over one little mistake. If you go to People & Culture with a problem they will just fire you. Very much a "bro culture", impossible to get promoted as a woman or POC. 

Jobs depends on the sales team booking the place. So some weeks are slow, boring, and few work hours. Whereas other weeks were fast, exhausting, and long work hours.

As a result, you can't plan a life outside of work. It's not sustainable.

You'll learn some cool stuff if you're self-motivated during your downtime between events and meetings.

They give you free leftover food that isn't eaten during events, which is good. But you're better off getting a better job and then just buying your own food each week.

And standard lunch breaks are non-existent because schedules and events change each day. So you have to eat in the kitchen. They're relaxed about how many breaks you take as long as work gets done. Not a huge deal but something to consider.

The place looks really nice. But the company seems to care more about buying nice light fixtures rather than taking care of their employees so that schedules could be better.

As someone who has experienced the workplace firsthand, I cannot express enough how much of a gem this organization truly is. From day one, I felt welcomed and appreciated—a feeling that only grew stronger as time went on. The company offers unparalleled support and opportunities for professional development. Whether it's through workshops, mentorship programs, or simply a manager's open door, there is a genuine investment in employees' growth and well-being. Diversity and inclusivity are not just buzzwords here—they're a part of the company's DNA. There's a conscious effort to foster an environment where everyone feels they belong, and different perspectives are celebrated. Hard work never goes unnoticed. Regular feedback, employee awards, and incentives ensure that your contributions are recognized and appreciated.

Easily one of the worst jobs I've ever had.  They promise you the moon when you first sign on, but it's all a show.  They spend lots of time talking about their "culture" but it's a lot of very fake people with a creepy cult-like mentality.  The pay is very low and doesn't balance with cost of living or remotely compete with other employers in the field.  The benefits are better than nothing, but the worst I've ever received.  In the end, they talk a big game, but it's fumbling and poorly managed.  Even if you are full time, you are not guaranteed 40 hours.  You are punished if you get other work outside of them and are expected to be available 50+ hours a week with no assurance that you will get hours.  The full time salary employees are expected to work overtime every week and the salaries are low.

Convene likes to toot their own horn about what a great culture their creating and how working for them is an incredible privilege. There is big talk about coaching, advancement and work-life balance. My experience is that I had many bosses who did not communicate with each other. They did not seem to understand their own jobs so they were incapable of providing clarity to my role and spent a lot of time throwing tantrums and placing blame when things went off track which would not have happened had they done their jobs in the first place. I am told that this is an anomaly and not indicative of the company as a whole but if the company is so great why would my location be as bad as it was?

Their tech stack is a disaster, and management was always in utter chaos . The higher-ups made terrible decisions on technology direction, and constantly changed the preferred architecture to meet deadlines. No available help for engineers. The team is a weird mix of a couple recently graduated history majors and a couple senior members, most of whom are quickly fired or pushed out for unexplained reasons. Almost all of the work is done with the contractors in Belarus, who were a total pain to work with.

However product/finance/business people seemed to be having fun. They all left at 5, took long lunches, and chatted most of the day. Meanwhile the engineers were grossly overworked and miserable. Pretty much everyone I started with quit or got fired.

Convene talks a lot about having a positive and supportive work environment, but my experience was quite different. The culture that is advertised does not reflect reality. Management often comes across as friendly on the surface, but there is a lack of genuine support and concern for employees’ growth and well-being.

Communication is inconsistent, favoritism can be noticeable, and employee feedback does not seem to be taken seriously. It’s disappointing because the company promotes values that are not consistently practiced. There are some good people working here, but leadership needs to do a better job of aligning actions with the culture they claim to promote and avoid favoritism.

Stay away!! Everything about this company is fake, lies, lies, lies!  they do a great job of selling you the dream, it turned out to be a nightmare. They interview and hire in groups, no training and you are instantly forgotten about. They say they have a very high retention rate, lies the company Is like a revolving door, people are constantly being fired or quitting, they don’t care about the operations staff, the culture applies only to executives. Upper execs are two faced, unethical, condescending and back stabbing. Low pay, benefits are not great. This company prides themselves on their GRIT, There is nothing Genuine about this company, they have zero integrity, and there is no teamwork you’re on your own

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Server 27 salaries reported	$22.33 per hour
Cook 1 salary reported	$25.00 per hour
Line cook 12 salaries reported	$23.17 per hour
Audio visual technician 23 salaries reported	$72,109 per year
Sous chef 3 salaries reported	$79,167 per year

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