Pregnant CEO Steph Korey of luxury suitcase start-up Away steps down from her post just days after explosive report revealed company's 'cutthroat culture', including ban on paid leave and 3am rants

UK Daily Mail ^ | December 10, 2019 | Faith Ridler

[C19fan]

Away CEO Steph Korey has stepped down from her post just days after a damning report exposed the company's 'cutthroat culture'.

Pregnant Korey, who co-founded the travel and lifestyle brand with Jennifer Rubio in 2016, will be replaced by former lululemon executive Stuart Haselden in January.

Korey will remain on the company's Board of Directors as Executive Chairman.

Her decision to step down comes after an investigation by the Verge was published Thursday, in which a number of former employees described a 'toxic' environment at the brand.

They revealed how the company's founders Korey and Rubio worked them to the bone while allegedly underpaying them and asking them not to take time off.

[Jaded]

What a bunch of whiney millenials that work at Away.

[minnesota_bound]

#13 I was in an empty conference room talking on a phone on my break when a women from HR came in and said in a loud rude voice that I was not to be in here. She turned to leave and said she had told me before. I told her that she had not and I had never talked to you before.

She left the room. I ran into a manager a few minutes later who used to work in HR herself and I explained what happened. She asked who it was and I explained the one who never smiles. She knew who I meant. I did not know her name myself but had seen her in the hallway before always with a determined look on her face. Never a smile.

When I got back into my office one of the guys told she had called him and complained about me. He says she had complained about him 6 times before because his shirts had words on them. She had been at the company for less then 18 months while I have been at the company for 16 years.

Another mentioned his run ins with her. This was one dept of a big 2 story building with nearly 300 people and we had 3 stories about her. I wonder how many others in the building have stories about her?

HR person, you know someone who should be friendly.
She should get a job in gov’t or maybe a HOA....