Posted on 04/27/2022 6:18:05 AM PDT by Cecily
Prince Harry signed on as the chief impact officer of BetterUp last spring, promising to help promote the startup’s mission of “mental fitness” and its army of more than 2,000 professional coaches. It’s likely a lucrative gig for the British royal: BetterUp raised $300 million at a $4.7 billion valuation in October.
But just six months later, an uprising has been brewing among the company’s career coaches following BetterUp’s recent announcement that it would modify their contracts—resulting in what those mentors said was effectively a sneaky pay cut—according to six coaches who spoke with The Daily Beast.
“There’s so many of us now who are upset,” said one coach whose effective pay was slated to fall by nearly a third, speaking on condition of anonymity in order to discuss private company matters. “I would say my heart is broken. And I think there’s really questionable ethics going on.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...
Life coaches used to be mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, family, Pastor, Priest, Rabbi….
Culture has tossed out God and is grasping for straws. Sad.
Exactly. Instead of someone interested in promoting their company at my expense.
It’s an old story... startup raises a bunch of capital on a questionable valuation... startup hires a bunch of talent on promises of big salaries... startup fails to actually turn a profit... startup decides to cut costs in order to stay alive a little longer, and the talent is the biggest cost they can cut.
They expect people to take the advice of a “life coach” from a man who married a woman with at least one, if not two personality disorders?
He has a few personality disorders of his own.
And still wondering, even if the Heritage Foundation isn't, whether or not Harry is here on a visa that allows the Harkles to get out of paying income tax...
If it comes out that these two profligates are tax cheats...
BetterUp Inc. Partners with US Air Force for $99M of Leadership Coaching
And note this one from last month...
How much taxpayer money is being given to the Harkles through BetterUp...
BetterUp, and Prince Harry, are STILL getting US taxpayer money...
https://govtribe.com/vendors/betterup-inc-dot-85ta8
Pres. Trump, why are we being forced to pay for this?!
This gimmick was sus from the start
“Lots of money to be made “mentoring” people if an employer isn’t picking up the tab as a job benefit.”
I would imagine even more to be made if the employer is picking up the tab.
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