🔴 So, a truly unexpected and unthinkable thing has happened to me. 👉 During the month of April I began an interview process with Domestika which consisted of 4 interviews plus a task. I was then offered the position to be the Senior Product Designer. Of course, I was more than happy and excited. I asked for the contract so I could resign from my current position and was told they couldn't send it yet because they needed an official starting date and a Spanish address (fair enough). So instead, they sent me the "carta oferta", which seemed like a pre-contract, which I signed and sent back on the 4th of May, exactly two months before I start the new role. I resigned from my job and agreed to start at Domestika on the 4th of July. With one week to go, they hadn't contacted me with any details such as receiving my computer and also the formal contract etc. They finally sent me my new working email credentials so I would be able to access their internal platform where I could view my new contract etc, and sign it through there. There were two points I didn't understand in the contract and so I asked the HR contact to explain via email and awaited their feedback. This was on Thursday, 30 of June. On the next day, the 1st of July (three days before I start the new job!) I was told that the VP of Product would like to speak to me. He got straight to the point: "I have bad news... we are not moving forward with your position anymore because we have had a restructuring in the mobile design team and don't have the resources now"... I was, as you can imagine, in shock. THREE DAYS before starting a new position, when everything was agreed 2 months before. I moved my life from Malta to Barcelona (even though the job was 100% remote I needed to be based here) I left a stable job where I really liked to work with my colleagues, I had my apartment there, which they knew, and this is how they treat a supposed "new employee". What kind of company does that? I tried to reach out to HR and more people that same day for more information or a better explanation and no one replied. I also contacted the president/co-founder Tomy Pelluz and received nothing. They were avoiding me and left me no choice but to have to contact a lawyer for help, therefore I'm already losing money... I would appreciate it if anyone who reads this post could like and share 🙏 I would never want this to happen to anyone so I felt obliged to share as it has left me in a truly awful personal situation. On reflection one thing I should have done is read the reviews of Domestika on Glassdoor, as they are not positive, so I guess people may want to think twice about applying here ❌ or maybe the company should make some changes to the way they do things, as this is beyond unprofessional ☝️. Peace! #domestika #design #designer #productdesign #productdesigner #uxdesign #uidesign #uxuidesign #creatives #onlinecourses #learn #figma #adobe #jobs #jobsearch #work #share #openforwork
You are really brave to state clearly the company name, without any fear of being sued. I believe that these cautionary stories are really important for a social like LinkedIn, I urge any professionist to do the same, because if we don't speak up against the incompetence and unfairness of these companies in terms of hiring process, who's going to do it?
Rebecca T.
1y
I just cancelled my Domestika subscription. Here's why: no matter what some people are telling you here, Kiko, the way the company communicated their decision to you is completely unprofessional and inappropriate. While it's true that layoffs are happening and job offers are being withdrawn all across our industry, the fact remains that Domestika had PLENTY of time to tell you the situation had changed. You uprooted, you moved to another country - you must have been in communication with them all along to make that relocation happen smoothly - and they did not treat you with equal professional courtesy. If I give them more money, I'm sending them a message that says the way they treat their employees is fine by me - and it is not. Behavior like this makes me wonder how they treat their *existing* employees, as well as their instructors, and I don't want to enable them any longer.
Beck TJ
1y
Here is the strategy: When you are about to get hired by a new company, tell them you have two weeks of vacation planned one month after you have started your job. If you start 01/01/2022, you have a vacation from 02/01/2022 thru 02/15/2022. Instead of giving your old company a two-week notice, take 2 weeks of unpaid leave and add your accumulated PTOs to make it a month.(During this time, you worked for your new company). If things are rock solid in your new company, give your old company the notice that you are switching. But, you come back for two weeks(which is your planned vacation from your new job and so that your old company can find a replacement for you). If things are NOT good in your new company, you still return to your old company WITHOUT giving them a notice, you just came back from your vacation and continue to work there and keep looking for a job. You are safe this way.
I was one of the co-founders of Domestika in the early 2000s. In 2009 I was diagnosed with cancer and underwent several months of treatment. During that time they never contacted me and in June of the following year, even on sick leave, they fired me, paying me less than what I was entitled to. I'm sorry about your situation but this company treats people like that. Good luck.
Sorry for your bad experience. An oferta de trabajo in Spain is just a letter of intent that, as you have learned the hard way, can be rescinded at any point without there being any financial commitment made by the company re remuneration. Put it this way, with a letter of intent you can’t get a mortgage or loan from the bank. It’s just a piece of paper with no legal binding. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt! One thing’s for sure you will NEVER fall for that again I’m sorry I don’t anything constructive to say that helps your position but at least the world has opened up with so many more remote or hybrid positions available. Good luck 🤞🏼
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Brian Ruff
1y
Did you sign anything with them, like an employement contract? If not, then leaving your current company before signing one was your mistake. Either way, it is terrible that this happened!
Maria K.
1y
I had a similar situation happen to me last year. I was hired for a role, offered a contract to sign and the company insisted they needed me to start ASAP, which led me to ending a long-term freelance contract I was on at the time quite abruptly. Two days before my start date, I was told that there had been a "restructure" and that they would let me know if they still needed me. After panic-chasing the recruiter for more info and saying I had signed a contract which stipulated that I would have 2 weeks' notice if I was made redundant, I was told that didn't mean they had also signed it and that it was just an "unfortunate situation" and they would let me know if any other job roles came up (they didn't). I was left without work but with a valuable lesson to never jump through hoops for any company, unless I have written and signed proof of significant financial compensation if they were to pull out. I do believe everything happens for a reason and my motto is "Don't get even, get better". This post was brave and seems to have generated an overwhelmingly positive result for you so I'm sure things will work out far better for you now, as they have for me. 😊 🙌
Avi Meir
1y
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1yLOL at the founders & c-level executives mad at this post. There is absolutely nothing wrong with holding companies accountable & that is what he’s doing via this post & seeking legal action. This post also helps to warn others about what to expect from that company. If companies don’t want to be held accountable, maybe they should have better business practices. We’re no longer in a time where employees take bad treatment, unprofessionalism, etc. lying down. To companies, step up or don’t be surprised when your bad practices get exposed on social media.