A Sinking Ship - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Eduspot

1,0
18 mar 2018
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Pizza once a month on a Tuesday Discounts around certain shops and restaurants around Leicester City Centre

Svantaggi

This is a software company owned by venture capital American company Community Brands. - Absolutely no career progression whatsoever, there is nothing to aspire to and you can't develop your professional skills further. - Toxic, unhappy work environment with empty desks scattered across the office. - Ridiculously High Staff Turnover. (150+ staff in 2017. Less then 70 in 2018) - Minimum wage Base Salary with false promises on increases/reviews. - Low, Capped Commission structure with extremely long payout times. - Community Brands have bought out competitor companies but employees are still expected to compete with them. (Capitalising on the educational software market) - Inconsistent branding and company image. The company is called Eduspot, the building is called SchoolPod, customers know the company as Teachers2Parents and it’s owned by Community Brands. - Blatantly Stolen company name and image from another company (Eduspotty) - Employees are not valued whatsoever, they are viewed as mere numbers and management has no trust in them. - Downright illegal business practices. - Zero Communication across the entire company, everything is run behind closed door meetings. - Hired a hatchet-man to make ridiculous changes and treat staff poorly that they leave off their own accord, shrinking the business without having to pay out redundancies before it gets liquidated. - Team morale and motivation is literally non-existent. - Company products are half-baked with little to no development or investment to improve them. Support are expected to find workarounds for everything. - Free lunch on Tuesday used to be great, now its disgusting and of poor quality. - Upper Management using profanities and behaving unprofessionally. - Ridiculous working hours with massive amounts of unproductive downtime pretending to look like you're busy or else you'll be scolded by management. - Shady private employee pension scheme. - Inconsistent and unclear company policies and procedures that constantly change without providing any notification. - Unreliable HR department that only works Monday - Wednesday - Chill out break area is exposed to a main road leading into the city centre, and with the building name SchoolPod people often mistake the company as a special needs facility. You'll feel like a zoo exhibit with the public staring at you while you eat your lunch. - Unsafe electrical standards, computers are hooked up to cheap extension adaptors with no surge or water protection. - Office air conditioning looks to be state of the art but it doesn't work properly. Either its too hot or too cold, its never kept at a comfortable temperature. Employees walk around the office with heavy jackets freezing or sweating. - Cheap supplied Computer equipment. Re-used greasy keyboards, headsets and phones. Uncomfortable mouse with no mousemat, low resolution monitors and slow PC's. - Onsite vending machines that are clearly second hand, they look like they've been stolen from a scrapyard. Items sold have ridiculous markup for company profit. - Drinking fountains are rarely cleaned and filled with limescale, unfit for consumption. - Absolutely shambolic toilet facilities for such a 'modern building'. - No on-site security.

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1,0
18 mar 2018
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Modern office, city centre location, free pizza once a month and that’s about it! Unfortunately very little pros and way too many cons!

Svantaggi

Where to start... - Zero Communication / Closed Door Management Meeting’s. - Toxic environment since American Takeover (Community Brands). - Uncompetitive salaries. - Low, capped and inconsistent commission - No advancement or professional development (CPD). - Dubious business practices. - High turnover of staff - Upper Management swearing and behaving unprofessionally. - Competitors offering a lot more for a lot less. - Terrible marketing > The company is called Eduspot, the building is called SchoolPod, the schools call us Teachers2Parents and it’s owned by Community Brands. - Appraisals are promised however they never happen. - Inconsistent in company policies. - 3 days sick leave (don’t expect to be ever paid it). - Working hours unsuitable for parents (8am - 4pm). - Massive amounts of unproductive downtime. - Non existent car parking (be prepared to park in a unsafe location and walk to work). - Free lunch on Tuesday however it’s so cheap it could be a public health hazard. - Very weak security on-site and online. - Chill out area so open you’ll feel like a zoo exhibit (public staring at you while you eat your lunch). - Drinking fountains disgusting and tap water unfit for consumption.

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5,0
30 giu 2020
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

I've work for this company for 5 month now and found everyone is kind and wants to help you succeed. I never felt uncomfortable asking for help or mentors. Tons of great perks and a ton of fun! The company is truly built on great principles and values and they stand by them. People genuinely care here and take the time to get to know you and welcome you. It is a great environment with lots of "play hard, work hard". The company invests in their employees by providing great trainings, learning activities, and autonomy.

Svantaggi

I would say this is both a pro and a con- my department has seen a lot of changes in the few months I have been there. Mostly changes for the good, but it can be stressful sometimes trying to pivot your strategies and work duties. For someone who can't handle change, and needs to be told what to do, this is not the job for you.

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