Dumpster Fire - Anonymous employee 85SIXTY Employee Review

2.0
2 Mar 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Highly intelligent staff who are highly motivated to do good work Some great VPs who really are the glue behind the scenes Cool clients Job perks like client discounts

Cons

Upper management/CEO don’t realize how toxic an environment they have fostered here where pointing fingers and blame run rampant and staff are fearful of having their mistakes shared with others and ultimately getting “in trouble” with the CEO. Training and processes are almost non-existant and though this is on the radar of upper management, they are still flailing when it comes to execution . People have to figure things out on their own and learn by not doing something correctly and getting reamed out for it People are encouraged to work excessive hours, especially during high season (60-70 hour work weeks are common and never addressed by management). Lack of recognition for a job well done unless you are one of the CEOs favorites. Abusive behavior by colleagues and/or clients is tolerated.

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85SIXTY Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide this review and bringing your concerns to our attention. We do our best to balance the needs of our customers and those of our team members when making decisions across our approach to hiring, training and resourcing. Due to the nature of our business, customers have seasonal needs that require us all to band together to see projects and programs to completion. We're mindful of this when reviewing our operational platforms and hope that we're balancing those times with the lower seasons. We also make sure there are recognition moments in our company meetings where each team highlights team members who have provided them with support. We're constantly focused on making small strides to have a great, distributed workplace where you can have a voice through 1:1s, company surveys and open door policies. If you're currently still with us, please reach out to myself directly to discuss the challenges above. Thanks.

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