Terrible management, no vision, a few solid performers carrying the company - Anonymous employee Bynder Employee Review

2.0
2 Apr 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Lots of freedom, so you can try new things, manage your own projects ... or come in drunk and leave early - Hiring policy has been focussed on likability for a few years, which means you'll make great friends there and enjoy some of the fun of Amsterdam together. - Office is nice and in a great location, catered lunches are pretty sweet. - Great work-life balance! After a while, we joked about working there as being a break from our normal careers. - If you can get yourself a raise (they always low-ball new hires), the salary/benefits are pretty decent for Dutch standards.

Cons

- Management has almost no experience and is guided by emotion rather than any business tact, plan, or data. They seem to make every disagreement personal, which often blocks progress and conflict resolution. - They favour those in their inner circle with lofty job titles and high salaries, and immunity from discipline or sanction, while imposing bizarre principles (that seem to have come from a 1990's management textbook) across the rest of the company, regardless of a person's experience, performance, or specific case. - They will take everything they can get out of you, without being willing to reward you for your work. (You need to beg for raises, and they'll treat you like a sponge for it no matter how hard you work.) - The only way to get any reward or recognition for your contribution is to: (1) make yourself indispensable, despite getting no guidance or resources in doing so, and then (2) get a competing job offer. - Management team seems to have suffered from a lot of substance abuse issues in the past year. It sounds like they're cleaning up now, but it was embarrassing to watch and painful to navigate, and lead to a lot of solid people losing hope and passion. - I worked in the Amsterdam office, but I hear the Boston office has it's own host of problems (particularly bullying).

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Bynder Response
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Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to express your opinion concerning your tenure at Bynder. We are very disappointed that your experience at Bynder was negative, although we are grateful for the constructive feedback. As a startup, we are constantly iterating on not only our product, but re-assessing our internal processes, systems, as well as our culture. Our structure is constantly changing and isn’t always perfect, especially as our culture continues to change and evolve. That being said, it is no excuse for your less than favorable experience and please know that we are taking your concerns very seriously. We would highly appreciate the opportunity to speak in further detail with you about the items you listed as concerning so that we can investigate your feedback. You can do so anonymously if preferred, or speak with a People and Talent representative via phone. You can reach us at peopletalent@bynder.com, and again our apologies for your unfortunate experience.

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