Their lemonade is made from employee tears - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Pink Lemonade

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27 lug 2021
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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You'll learn how to meet deadlines with no sleep and crippling anxiety. You'll also find your next job SIGNIFICANTLY better and feel grateful for it not being like Pink Lemonade because trust me, there's no place like Pink Lemonade.

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I joined PL with high expectations and zero research. A friend recommended the place and I was looking for a change of pace. That was my biggest mistake and I wish I had a chance to do-over. I should have noticed the red flags from the very beginning. Many of us were gaslighted into thinking we deserved less money than what we asked for. If you join with the hopes of a chance to work on a variety of clients, don't get your hopes up. You'll have to forgo all creativity and regurgitate technical faff for clients who have no boundaries or respect for timelines - and management that is all too happy to oblige them. Now, I understand that not all work is meant to be creative, but creativity didn't rank high on the agency's priorities. What mattered was the number of creatives that were sent out and the number of hours you clock in on your timesheet (because that's the metric they used to bill clients). This "agency" put more time and effort into rethinking their work pipeline than they did for ensuring a better work environment. And it's a recurring thing - every other month, the CEO comes up with some cockamamie idea to "enhance" the workflow, forcing everyone to unlearn and learn the process again. Giving your staff vada pav and bhel puri once a week, while appreciated, is not all it takes to relieve the stress that comes with the workload. We get no medical coverage when it's standard practice in the industry. Our PF doesn't get credited until 3 months of joining, which I'm pretty sure is supposed to be paid since the first month. The CEO herself knows no boundaries, sometimes outright abusing her juniors publicly. The other senior staff is quick to take her side and excuse it as "stress" and reiterate how "kind and nice" she actually is. But that's just not done. It only took the slightest of slip-ups (didn't have to be work-related, could be a comment you made that she didn't like or disagreed with) for her to rain down holy hell upon you. And her cronies would just stand by and smirk (looking at you, Strategy Dept.) I could go on and on. My tenure at Pink Lemonade has been a horror show and the CEO was its director. If you're looking to find out what an agency *shouldn't* be like, join these guys for a firsthand experience. If that's not your kinda lemonade, read the reviews here. They're all true, and the positive ones you see here are either fake or forced (they literally asked us to post a positive review a few months into the job). And if you go through the reviews, you'll also see the HR department attack any negative comment someone makes. Pink Lemonade taught me a lot about how a senior should not treat their subordinates and how some colleagues can either lift you up or pull you down. The few good people that came into my life because of this place, I'm thankful for. The rest can go fill in their timesheets for all eternity.

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Risposta di Pink Lemonade
4y
Hey, As always we will answer this with facts and correctness. No tales here! So here are the facts: 1. No salary cuts yes. None till date. All salaries paid on time. Including incentives. Bonuses paid out in addition for everyone who went above and beyond. Salaries are determined basis experience, contribution and performance only. 2. Friday snacks - we do it to care for our people additionally. Not to feed them in lieu of stress or work. People get salaries and rewards for performance, and support for anything else, not food. :) 3. Work - if you're done on time and do the right work, you pack up for the day. Those who get it wrong are the ones who write this stuff here, naturally, because their day extends and they need to finish what they promised and mutually agreed to. Sometimes deadlines have to be pushed because the work is shoddy. You and your senior were both given fair feedback for wrong work on a call and never shouted at. 4. Did you ask the people who broke down on your Zoom session, why they did - were you told of the umpteen ways PL tried to support them? Were you told of the situations they were dealing with other than work and how much the company supported? We cannot divulge more here unfortunately or we would have. 5. Reviews on GD - yes all people who would love to write on the good things PL does can share freely what they want to. They are not tailored or fake. There are many who tell us "I love PL and this is the place I want to be forever". Many love it! Including the bond they share with the CEO. Ask the ones who enjoy working with her to tell you what they learnt and why so :) 6. Work harder or longer due to COVID-- please indicate where this was said to any person. The last mail from the CEO invited everyone to wrap their day earlier than normal. We advise you not to make up stories. 7. Work in the pandemic - yes it's been great and PL is growing but not before we care for each and every person - looking into their needs ALL THE TIME! Please name ONE instance where someone was not given help or support when they needed it. But, if you're talking of skipping work and disappearing, submitting half baked stuff and shutting off before anyone can try and reach you, then everyone is answerable to their managers. Please don't ask us to support non-performance :) 8. Attrition - PL is a smart and fast paced environment - if you sham or shirk or think you're here to simply pass a day, please don't apply. You will eventually leave and write all these kind of things when asked to perform better. In fact we have noticed the trend clearly -- if you tried getting away with malpractice and we didn't go along with you, those are the ones who resort to writing stuff here anonymously. Maybe it's also wise to check why many high performers are still with us and how they are cared for :) and the fantastic work they're doing. What makes them get the respect and career growth they deserve? Please ask. 9. Medical insurance - please check your facts. All employees are provided with many benefits, including many types of leaves (42) and insurance. Again we request you not to make up stuff. 10. No one makes up processes as you've cited above. Process improvement is needed for every growing organization. We use world class work flow tools. Please appreciate the good. 11. Please check the facts on PF. In your probation period your PF is NOT cut and thanks to that you take home a NEAR FULL salary. Can it get any better? Post your confirmation, your PF is deposited EVERY MONTH. Please come check the records and let's talk facts. We wish you all the very best. Do well. Cheers!

Esplora altre recensioni su Pink Lemonade

5,0
20 set 2022
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Very comfortable and great time

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Poor management skills not flexible

1,0
10 ott 2018
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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You get to do a lot of work and it keeps you really busy Somewhere you could work, just at the start of your career (like your first job after school) Opportunity to mentor

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The deadlines are too close (almost impossible to meet) You are overworked and underpaid If you are an animator or a designer you never leave work by 6 pm People judge you if finish your work on time and are ready to leave A lot of work is given to you towards the end of the day You are NOT paid for putting extra hours Fake friends and fake smiles No work and personal life balance

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Risposta di Pink Lemonade
7y
Hello there ! It is great to know that there is enough work to keep you busy with the variety of clients that we work for. Deadlines itself means the end of a timeline and yes there are times when the type of project is at a shorter and more stringent time line. However we see now that processes are streamlined we are trying to meet them without too many challenges as long as it’s planned well. We do have a lot of work coming in, but please do not feel overworked as we have had several initiatives in the past few months that help employees take paid time off work and people loved it . You should try it if you haven't. Infact we are more than happy to see people leave on time and absolutely no need to judge at all as it’s your right to leave when work is done. And by the way we finish work at 6:30pm. :) If work is planned and completed and you are able to leave on time, it automatically helps you balance work and personal life . You are only asked to do something at the end of the day when a deliverable is urgent. Work together as a team to finish it off. After all it's the commitment to work well that keeps us ahead of the game. Would you want anything less for yourself? 😊 Regards Smita
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