Used to be a great company, but has gone down hill fast - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Persado

2,0
24 gen 2023
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- Satisfied with my salary and benefits. "Flexible" (unlimited) PTO, good healthcare options, stock options after a certain amount of time with the company, remote working, etc. - Encouragement to use "unlimited" PTO. Last year I took over 20 days off, not including summer Fridays, holidays, or the week off between Christmas and New Years. - Given $1,250 a year for home office supplies, gym memberships, classes, and other extra curricular activities. - Genuinely enjoyed working with my direct team.

Svantaggi

- Multiple restructurings and re-orgs during my time at the company (2 years). It felt like my job responsibilities were constantly changing. The role that I did at the end of my time at Persado was not what I originally signed up for. Restructurings were messy and not well thought out. - Depending on the client, there were unrealistic expectations of what exactly Persado could do for their company. Conflicting internal information about how exactly the AI works and how much of the language is computer generated vs human generated. - Unrealistic expectations for how much one person can do, especially after layoffs. - 2 rounds of layoffs. Latest round 25% of the company was let go. The CEO wasn't even on the call to take responsibility for what happened. Instead it was HR, who was crying during the call. - Leadership honestly made me not want to work for the company any more. They were extremely toxic, gaslight employees many times, and said many problematic things during my time at Persado. - The company recently went into a pay freeze during the review/promotion period for employees. HR made it clear that you could still get promoted, but you would not be given a raise. When employees brought up on an all company meeting how they should not have people doing more work for unfair pay, the CEO said "this is not the time to have this sort of attitude." HR got very defensive and said that "it's not all about the money" and "you should want to get a promotion for the experience."

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Risposta di Persado
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. While I am happy that you were pleased with many of our people-focused programs and benefits -- as well as the collaboration with your teammates -- I am sorry to hear that your overall Persado experience was not a good one. I will not apologize, however, for sharing true/raw emotion during a call where I, too, had to say goodbye to so many talented and valued colleagues and friends. While our leadership team has had to make many difficult decisions over the past year(+) as a result of the challenging macro economic climate, providing a culture of transparency, support, and care has and will always be a top priority for us! I appreciate your thoughts and will certainly consider this feedback as we work to improve the Persado experience for all. Best of luck in your new role. Allison Lee, CPO

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5,0
17 apr 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Overall it is a very collaborative environment and the team is very welcoming to new hires. The teams have deep knowledge of the platform and industry and a general passion for helping solution for customers.

Svantaggi

A lot to learn quickly, but everyone is quite helpful.

1,0
12 mag 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Remote work and diverse team

Svantaggi

This company is sinking fast. Every year brings another round of layoffs, shrinking budgets, no bonuses, no cost-of-living raises, and no meaningful promotions. The only “promotions” happening are title changes with no salary increase. Upper management continues making questionable changes and presenting them as “positive initiatives for employees and the company,” supposedly based on employee feedback. Feedback from who? Leadership clearly isn’t listening to the people actually doing the work. Communication is consistently poor, leading to mistakes, confusion, and constant blame-shifting whenever problems arise. Benefits continue to get worse. Summer Fridays were removed, the insurance offerings are weak, and there’s little to no real career growth unless you’re moving backward. Morale is low, and employees are expected to absorb the impact of endless organizational instability. The product itself is overly complicated and constantly changing — sometimes week to week. Very few people truly understand it unless they’ve been at the company for a long time, and even then, keeping up with the pace is exhausting and unsustainable. Meanwhile, upper management continues selling it as a simple, seamless solution. Clients quickly discover otherwise after endless email chains, miscommunication, implementation errors, and constant changes in direction. This company feels deeply disconnected internally and externally. The environment is chaotic, leadership lacks transparency, and the overall trajectory is concerning. At this point, the ship is sinking fast, and it’s hard to recommend this place to anyone looking for stability, growth, or a healthy work environment.

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