Random redundancies make it a worrying place to work - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso SAM Learning

The people are generally nice. In my time there were certainly lots of lovely and talented folk, and working with them was a pleasure.

This will sound harsh, but the CEO is a joke. He knows nothing about running a company and will waste money on charlatan business gurus. He says things are completely nonsensical, he has limited social skills, rarely if ever able to empathise or communicate effectively with his employees. His awkwardness and inability are so much like David Brent it's sometimes hard to believe. Aside from being treated constantly as children by this man, the effect of his involvement is the consistent rounds of redundancies that seem to happen every year as a result of poor financial performance and planning, and a lack of business acumen. Career opportunities in such a small company, if you can last through the frequent rounds of redundancies, are very slim. It's possible that as a first job, SAM Learning is not such a bad move. Otherwise, I would strongly advise against working here.

A friendly office atmosphere for most of the time A high level of creativity in some areas of the business Dedicated staff who work really hard as a result of original product ethos

The product platform looks very dated Under resourced in some areas of the business High turnover with many good people made redundant or choosing to leave The culture can be political, unsettling and divisive