Verkada's "Best Place To Work" Investigated

By John Honovich and Donald Maye, Published Jan 22, 2021, 08:45am EST

Less than 3 months after Verkada's CEO fired 3, "addressing sexual harassment at Verkada", Verkada announced being one of the 'best places to work' by a company named Built In.

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Who is BuiltIn? And why did Built In also rank IPVM one of the best places to work in NYC when we are not even in NYC?

Inside this note, we examine Verkada's move, the lack of due diligence, and the risk of companies using such rankings to distract from serious issues.

** ***** ** ******** that *******'* ***** *** based ** *** *** diligence ** *** ******* awarding **,***** **.

***** ***** ** ** a ****-****** **** *******, Built **'* ******* ** to *** ********* ****** applications *** ** ************* listed ** * '**** place ** ****' ******* verification ** **********. ******,**** *** ******* ****** at *** *** ** Built **'* "**** ****** To **** ** ***"******* ** ********** ** our *********** *** ** obviously *** ***** ** NYC.

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***** **** ******* *** Built ** ********* *** importance ** *********, ******, and ********* (***), ***** In ******* ** ** submit *** ****** ** wanted ***** *** *** anything **** ** *********, e.g.:

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** **** ******* **** we ******* * ***-**** paid *******:

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*** **** *** ****** was ** *********:

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** ********, *** ****** is ** *********, ** as** **** ** *** contact ****.

'Honored' ******* ** '********' *******

******* ****, ******* ******** used *** ***** ** ranking ** ****** ******, saying *********** *** '*******' ** be ******:

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**** ***** **** * few ****** ***** *******'* sexual ********** *** ******** problems ****** ************* ****:

No ******** ******* *** ***** **

** ********* *** ******** about ***** **'* *********** with **** ***** ** and *******. ******* *********.

Good *** *******/***** **, *** *** *** ******

* *** ******** *** want '*******', ** ********* by *** *** **********, is **** *** ***** In, ** **** ********, and *** ********* **** Verkada, *** *** *** this ** ****** ** impression ** ********* *******.

*******, **** ** *** for *** ******, ** it *** ******* ****** into ******** ***** ******** reflect *** ******* ** the ********* ****** *** reward ********* **** *** looking ** **** ** unfair ********* ****.

Comments (16)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

01/22/21 02:01pm

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

01/22/21 02:06pm

****, ** *** ***'* be ** * "****** Influencer" ****, ** ***** you *** ** * good ***** ** ****.

** ****** **** ***** and ***** ** **** use *** **** *********** for *********** ***** "*******"

Andrew Myers

01/22/21 02:21pm

***** ** ** * staffing ******, ** ****** out ****** ** *** their ******* ********. *** making ** **** *** companies ** *** ***** their ******** ********** (********* who ***** ******* ***** In ***** *** ** with ***** ******** **** advertised). ** *** ***** hand, **'* ****** *** a ******** ******* ** vet *** ****** ** every ******* **** ***** an *******, ** ***** they **** ** ******** complaints ** ****** *** the *****?

* ***'* *** **** stock ** ***** **'* awards. **'* **** **** around *** * *****. If * ********* ******* "Best ****** ** ****" awards (***** * ***'*), * ***** ****** one ** *** ****** tenured ***** ******** **** Fortune ** ********* ** Indeed (*****'* * ***, take **** ****).

******, **'* **** * tacky **** ** *******: find ** ******* ***** program, *** **, *** pretend **** ** ***** something. *** **** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Andrew Myers | 01/22/21 02:40pm

**'* ****** *** * smallish ******* ** *** the ****** ** ***** company

***** ** ****** $** million ** ****. **** ****, ****** way, **'* *** * great ****** *** *** vetting***** ******* ** **** they ****** ****** **.

* ***'* **** *** intricate ******* ***********'* ***** ********** ******* * ***** factor ** ******** ******* which ***** ** ********* company's ******* ** **** it, *.*. *** * most ************* ******** ******* ** Glassdoor:

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Donald Maye

In reply to Andrew Myers | 01/22/21 03:06pm

***** ** ** * staffing ******

** ** ***** ****** that ***** ** ***** an**-****** *********** ** ***** ******* covering * **** ***** of ******, ********* ******* tech ******** ******. **** of *** ***** ***** to **** ****** *** company ****** *** **** few *****.

Andrew Myers

In reply to Donald Maye | 01/22/21 03:32pm

****'* ****. ********** ********* ** * ****** network / **** ******** for ********. *** ***** **** hubs (*.*.*************.***) **** *** ******** part, *** *** **** Built ** ******** ****** the **** ********. *** sure ***** **** **** their *****, *** *'* guessing **'* ****** **** the ********. ****'* ******* I'm *** **** * tech **** **** ***** justify ******** ** ******* without **** ***, ********, etc. **** ***** **** more ** **** *******.

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Robert Wren Gordon

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Andrew Myers | 01/22/21 04:10pm

***** **'* *********** ** based **% ** **** and **% ** ********:

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**** *** ******** ** and ** ********** ** not **** * ***** a "**** ***** ** work." * **** ****** of ****** **** ***** comp *** ******** *** are ********* ** ***** jobs.

**** ***** * ***** great ** **** ** usually **********—**** ***********, **********'* management *****, ****-**** *******, promotional *************, ******** *************, timely *** *** **************, etc.

******* ******** ******** ********, Built **'* ******** *** bogus.

*******, * ***** **** Andrew, * ***'* ***** someone *** ********* *** the ****** ** **** for *****, ******, ******, Uber, **** ** *** other ***** *** **** tech ******* ***** ****** Verkada ***** ** ***** In's "**** ****** ** Work" ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Robert Wren Gordon | 01/23/21 01:24am

* ***** **** ******** how **** *** *** compensation *** ******** ***********. Clearly *** ** *** diligence. ** **** ** least *** *** **** on *** ***********? *** two-week **** ******* ** certainly * **** ******* offered ** ****...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 01/23/21 01:47pm

***-**** **** ******* ** certainly * **** ******* offered ** ****...

***, *******,******* ******** - *** Or ***?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to John Honovich | 01/23/21 02:26pm

* ***** * ***** chill **** ***** *** Rhodes *** * ****** of *****. *** *** new ******* ****, *** so ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

01/25/21 01:55pm

******* *** *** "*** Awards *** *** ************ "....IPVM Image

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 01/25/21 02:02pm

***, *******,***: *** ****** *** Not ************

***** ** *** *** respond ***** *** ** the ********* ****** ***** very *** ** ***** target ******** **** **** so **** *** ********** hope ****** ***'* ******.

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Mark Berger

01/26/21 02:55pm

****,

* ******** **** * physical ********* ** **** address ** ***. *** I ***** *** **** virtually *****, * ***** have ******* ** *** a ******* *****.

******** ** ******* *** "validation" *** *** ********** proliferation ** ***** **** is ******* *** ** hand. **'** ************ ** some ****** ***** ************ (ISC, ****** ******) *** are ****** ***** ** be ********** (********** **** there ** ********* *********** in *** ********).

*********** ********* ****** **** to *** *** *******. When ******* *** ** move * ******** ** the ****, ****** **** bonafides **** *********** ************* always *****.

*** *** ****** **** give *** "************" **** for ****** ** ***** fee ******* ********** ****.

David Pilchick

Brooklyn Low Voltage Supply
01/26/21 03:43pm

* *** ***** *** I ****** ** ** be ****** ** *** Inc ****

***** ** * **** of *** *,*** ******* growing ********* ** *******

***** ***, ** *** qualify *** **** **** every ****

***** *** ***** ****, I ***** *********

**** * *** ** the ****, * ******** hundreds ** ********

****** ***** ****** ** company

*** **** **** ******* for *** "*****" ** being ** ***** ****

***** ** *** * was ** ***** **********

*** ** ***** *******

** *** * ******* fee

**** *** ******* * lot ** ********* ************* to ****** *** *******

* ***** *** ****** is, ***** ******* *** mostly **** *** ********

**** *** ********* **** reputable **** ******

****** *** ***** ** the ****** ** **** email *** **** *** a ****** *** *****

*** **** ** ** an ******** **********

* **** *** * didn't ***** ** *** a *** ******* !

*** ***** **** ******* excitement **** ***

*** ********* ** ***** placed ** **** **** outweighed **

Michael Miller

In reply to David Pilchick | 01/26/21 03:48pm

** **** **** ** the ******* **** ******* years ** * ***. I ***** ** ** paid *** *** ** you *** ** *** want ** *** *** logo ** *** ** official ***** *** *** INC5000 ********** *** ***** it. ***** ******** *** networking **** ***** ****-****** business ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to David Pilchick | 01/26/21 03:53pm

**** *** ******* * lot ** ********* ************* to ****** *** *******

*****, **** ** **** differentiates *** **** **** of ***** *****/********. ******* a ******* ***** *** can **** ****** ******** revenue *** ****? :)

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