People Are Great, Business Not Going So Great - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Spongecell

2,0
6 lug 2016
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

People you work with are great The senior management are nice and approachable

Svantaggi

Senior management are nice people, but they often make decisions which everyone else pays for. High turn over in the last two years, out look of the company does not look good. Don't expect a bonus at the end of the year. HR is very practiced at talking around concerns and giving non-answers. Bait and switch health plans where they have a guy come in and present a nice insurance package, then they switch it out a month later with a obviously worse plan and tell you it's the same, even though the numbers are right in front of you.

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Risposta di Spongecell
9y
Thanks for the review. We too think our people are a key element of our success. We recognize we need to get better at cohesive communication into the why and how decisions are made, and pushing that down through the org. It's unfortunate you felt HR was not more helpful in answering the tough questions. Our goal is to be a trusted partner across our employee base, though there may be times when a degree of sensitivity to topics must be preserved for the better of the business. Your call out on the last minute change to revert to our original benefit offering is not without merit. We made what felt like the right decision based on the large number of employees who voiced their concern that the new plans were too complicated and would be happier with the older designs back in place. The business is evolving and the company is changing. With that will come a degree of attrition. These are all great points for us to be mindful of in leading Spongecell into a productive and successful future.

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5,0
9 lug 2019
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

great people, great benefits, great product

Svantaggi

some bad eggs, eventually left due to toxicity

4,0
23 giu 2014
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The mission of the company is cool - the idea that every ad can be interactive and it doesn't have to be costly or a pain to deal with the way other rich media vendors make it (or at least have historically). Still a start-up environment so very casual atmosphere (no offices, wear jeans and really whatever you want to work, music played on central system Fridays, sporting events like the World Cup played in the couch area). Weekly food delivery so there's usually snacks and other food in the kitchen. Hours are great and there's an effort to do more fun things like Zog Sports and yoga in the office. Young team (only a couple people over 40) so there's a lot of good energy. Multiple insurance options - one health insurance plan is 100% employer covered. People are encouraged to collaborate with each other, share ideas between departments, etc.

Svantaggi

All departments operate pretty leanly from a staffing perspective so everyone is stretched pretty thin. While people are encouraged to collaborate, there's little formal structure in place to ensure this happens. Internal communication needs to be improved within departments and inter-departmentally. More resources are needed within marketing, research, and overall sales support.

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