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Current and former Yelp employees said they have felt pressured by the company to use misleading sales tactics.
Business Insider spoke to 21 current or former Yelp workers about the company's hyper-aggressive approach to sales and its high-pressure corporate culture.
Some sources said they knowingly sold to small business owners who they didn't think understood what they were buying, saw colleagues act in misleading ways, and regularly heard complaints from business owners about unexpected bills.
Since the pandemic closed Yelp's offices, sales calls largely haven't been recorded, prompting concerns about sales reps' conduct without oversight.
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In a statement, Yelp said that it requires "employees to behave in a professional manner and to follow our policies and procedures," and takes disciplinary action against workers who are unethical.
Vista Equity Partners founder Robert Smith and president Brian Sheth are locked in negotiations over Sheth's exit from the private-equity firm after Smith's admission to years of tax evasion, according to people familiar with their relationship.
The two have worked together at Vista for more than two decades, turning Vista into a private-equity powerhouse. But once Smith made it clear to Sheth that he intended to remain at the firm despite signing a non-prosecution agreement that would publicly detail his past behavior, the younger man began to explore an exit, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
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Sheth believes that with Smith at the helm, Vista will struggle to attract new money, one of the people said. He has also come to believe that Smith misled him and others at Vista about the seriousness of the government's action, adding to a breakdown in their relationship, the person said.
Now, advisors for both men and Vista stakeholder Dyal Capital Partners are looking to hammer out an exit deal.
Business Insider spoke with three current and 13 former employees of Skift, the travel-media company founded by Rafat Ali and Jason Clampet in 2012.
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Many of them said there were times when women felt uncomfortable and mistreated in the workplace.
They said Ali was an unpredictable leader who would at times take out his frustration on employees, particularly women.
In May, Skift settled a lawsuit brought by its former vice president of marketing, who alleged that she experienced gender-based harassment, bullying, and discrimination during her time at the company.
A Skift representative said: "When you look at the data, it's clear that Skift is actually an anti-racist company. We're also anti-sexist. And anti-ageist. And anti-privilege."
Following discussions about planning and investing, the Master Your Money Live Digital Bootcamp series continues with "How to control your money so it doesn't control you," on Tuesday, November 17 at noon ET.
The event will focus on strategies for thriving financially and is part of Business Insider's Master Your Money Live Digital Bootcamp series, presented by Fidelity.
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