High Expectations, Low Support - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso digiio

- There’s no explanation for why some employees can work hybrid while others must be in the office full-time. Most hybrid workers are required to be in the office 3 days a week, but management can suddenly demand more days without notice. When this happens, there’s pressure to comply, even if it’s not feasible. - Adjusting hours for personal or medical appointments is difficult, and you need to remind management multiple times, which feels like begging. - Accumulated overtime cannot be used, and there is no compensation. Employees are sometimes pressured to work while sick and may be required to come into the office in that condition, putting the rest of the staff at risk. - Incredibly high turnover, with team members leaving nearly every month and many not even completing their probation period. - The founder frequently talks negatively about current employees behind their backs and alters narratives about former employees, creating a dishonest atmosphere. - There are no benefits — no health insurance (despite job advertisements mentioning a wellness programme), no life insurance, no EAP, and sick pay is only statutory. There's little flexibility in working hours unless you're a hybrid employee, and even then, it may be limited. - Management often misses emails and forgets to approve requests, requiring employees to follow up repeatedly. Often are unreachable when working from home, especially during urgent situations, causing frustration and delays. These uncommunicated absences wouldn’t be accepted from other employees, highlighting a double standard. - Employees face frequent role changes, minimal respect, and shifting responsibilities, often without prior notice. Titles may be downgraded unexpectedly, probation periods extended, and roles devalued, with expectations to perform beyond capacity. Despite prolonged demands and understaffing, salary increases rarely align with performance, and the CEO insists on “optimising” current, insufficient resources. - Most employees had several non-title related responsibilities, making them do 3 different roles at any given time. - CEO often assigns personal tasks to employees that should be meant for a PA. - CEO expects highly experienced staff, even in niche areas, but offers only entry-level salaries for mid-to-senior-level roles. - Responsibilities are frequently reassigned rather than addressing main issues, often landing on employees outside their role or expertise. Problems persist; only the responsible person changes. - HR is outsourced, takes days to reply, and doesn’t address any issues — thus not helpful. - Most clients are legacy from the founder’s previous corporate contacts. In an attempt to keep them happy, all their requests are promised to be fulfilled even when they are unrealistic and unreasonable. - It’s completely reasonable to book lengthy meetings during lunch hours and then be bombarded with work after — leaving no time for a proper break. Several team members don’t take lunch breaks or work while eating, as they are so overloaded with work. - Employees are encouraged to "create their own role", but in reality, this means taking on unstructured, wide-ranging tasks far beyond the job scope or pay grade. Pushing back is often met with pressure to accept this as normal and expected. - Employees are given instructions on how to deliver personal news. Upon resigning, one employee was told not to inform the team (leaving them without a proper goodbye) and just leave (before their notice period was due). Their absence was never addressed. Many employees tend to vanish this way. - Support for new starters is minimal, with no structured onboarding or training — new hires rely solely on knowledgeable team members for help. - Processes are rushed and inconsistent, with frequent last-minute changes from management, creating a stressful and chaotic work environment. - While I met talented people and gained valuable experience at digiio, the chaotic and unstructured environment resulted in burnout and severe anxiety that required medication. Despite the company’s impressive clients and work, I wouldn’t recommend joining due to low pay, heavy workloads, and micromanagement, which can negatively impact your health.