Very poor senior management - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Significa

1,0
9 nov 2017
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- The agency is willing to implement creative and out of the box ideas - You can work with big Greek clients mainly in the banking and insurance sector. - The co-workers are nice people and many of them hang out also out of office - You learn to build strong communication skills the hard way

Svantaggi

- Poor work-life balance: Many working hours. Unrealistic deadlines and last minute internal changes force employees to work late at night and weekends. - Poor job evaluation: Senior management lacks evaluation/appraisal skills and is not willing to understand the value of a proper evaluation structure. Their feedback is unproductive and more or less like "OK, your deliverables are good... but they still need improvement". There are neither specific comments on deliverables nor recommendations for improvement. Moreover, among evaluators are Heads of other teams that have few to no actual info about their employees' working progress. Employees feel that the main goal of their evaluation is to make them feel useless and work more with the same salary. - Senior management does not work as a team with their employees: They want employees that simply execute orders rather mindful full of ideas and proposals people. The irony is that when their ideas finally do not work, they blame subordinates for their mistakes in order to protect their authority to the rest of the managers. - The goals and deadlines they set are mainly unrealistic: Senior management is not able to estimate a realistic time plan for their team members. As a result, there is a lot of stress and many workings hours. The worst part is that when the deadline is close and the goal cannot be met, they intimidate and blame their team for working poorly. - The internal team feedback is on foot, frivolous and abstract. As a result, there were many internal iterations of a specific deliverable. The feedback is intimidating and not in person (in front of other team members or other teams). - There are no written processes, clear position roles and structure - The collaborative spirit is: "Those who shout loudest are the ones who survive" - It's a family business. Which leads to a lot of internal conflict between each other. Often there shouting and cursing between them. - It's an open space working environment which leads to a lot of noise. Difficulty to concentrate, or to make a call with a client.

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Risposta di Significa
8y
Dear former colleague, I would like to thank you for your constructive criticism. It is very important for us to hear what our valued colleagues have to say about their experience at Linakis Digital. This kind of feedback helps us identify the areas which are in need of improvement and take corrective actions. Please note that some of the pain points you mention in your evaluation had already been identified by us as well, some time ago, and we have put great effort towards correcting them. Having seen the tangible results of these actions I believe that most of your comments reflect an image of the past which is not valid anymore. Additionally, there are some points in your criticism which are invalid. Indeed, we are proudly a “client-always-comes-first” agency. If we undertake a project we will make sure that our client will get the best possible result within the agreed timeframe and budget. Poor and/or delayed deliverables are not acceptable, primarily by us and most importantly by our very demanding clients. Although Linakis Digital is an agency which urges its employees to have a very logical relationship with their work and the amount of time they put into it, at the same time, we expect people to share our common values and culture and occasionally work harder in order to cover our client’s needs. Strict deadlines are rarely set by a management team which wants to wear down its employees in a self-destructive fashion. They are primarily set by demanding clients who trust Linakis Digital with projects because they understand that Linakis Digital has a very efficient, very talented team which can deliver the project within constraints. Finally, the fact that the majority of people in Linakis Digital have been with the agency for many years (7+) is a strong indication that the working environment has some substantial positive aspects to it. We have very open communications channels with all our colleagues and always urge them to speak up and let us know what is good or bad in the agency. We value their opinion and use their feedback to continuously improve ourselves for them. I understand that our culture, philosophy, mentality, and vision may have been different to what you had in mind and this is of course reasonable. I sincerely hope you find or have already found the workplace which better suits your mentality and culture. Best regards, Linakis Vasilis

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2,0
30 giu 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Co-workers are kind, knowledgeable and helpful. Usually there's flexibility in the way of work.

Svantaggi

No leadership at all, sales department promises ridiculous things to clients and the project managers have no idea how to handle work. They don't even know what services we offer. Management is lacking except from when they need to micromanage you. The tactic is divide and conquer. Work from office is required (to sit around in video calls at the office apparently) and the offices are in a terrible location. No lunch or commute compensation is provided even though you have to go to the office. No learning budget or work activities. Only compensation is usually salary+private health insurance (not super helpful) People work overtime.

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Risposta di Significa
11mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. While we respect different points of view, we feel it is important to clarify that this picture does not reflect the day-to-day reality of our team. Comments questioning the professionalism or knowledge of our sales and project management teams are simply not accurate. These teams consist of experienced, committed professionals who bring real value to our clients and projects. Likewise, the idea that we make unrealistic promises does not align with how we operate. Our client relationships are built on transparency and technically sound, feasible solutions. As for the work environment, we know there is always room for improvement, and we work actively on that every day. The overall tone of your review is overly negative and does not match the reality experienced by the vast majority of our team. We remain committed to open dialogue, professionalism, and to creating a workplace where people feel respected, supported, and able to grow. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
4,0
12 gen 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

-Hybrid environment. 1 day in the office per week -Up to date technologies

Svantaggi

-Demanding work schedule -Tight Deadlines

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