This was the worst company I have ever worked for in my career - Anonymous employee Hello Soda Employee Review

1.0
11 Jul 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have nothing good to say about Hello Soda.

Cons

- Low salaries and never increase - No promotions - Bonus doesn't match the manager promised before - Reduction of bonus without any notification - Unfair treatment to minorities - No chance of building my own team as they promised - So called FinTech company doesn't really have the technology. Most of the techniques are out of date - Lack of communication with the employees - Ignore the employees essential rights such as sick pay - If would like to work for a Cold War Soviet Union type company, and enjoy to be spied and mental torture. This company is perfect for you. The managers have a habit of accidentally hearing you talking with phone. Also, they are excellent fiction writers who wrote a lot of stories about you. For example, you make a call and take holidays, they think you are trying to find another job. The managers love to share the stories that they invent for you. - When I take a sick absent, they keep emailing you and ask when you can come to work. I am wonder it is still a slavery world or not. - It is childish and unprofessional company. For me it is a totally nightmare. I am glad I get rid of it.

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5.0
18 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Autonomy, Chance to build something great, dedicated team, innovative and disruptive

Cons

Some may say because based in UK, being on an outpost is hard, it's all in your head and how you approach it.

5.0
14 Dec 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

LOVE working for Hello Soda! I am excited to be a part of something innovative, dynamic, and challenging while having fun and getting to work with amazing people both in Austin and in our headquarters in Manchester. Management genuinely wants what is best for me as a person and employee, and cares about my success. Management wants to know which direction I would like to grow with the company. So, I can do what enjoy, and work never feels like "work". The team is more of a family – friendly, resourceful, and a supportive sounding board for questions, knowledge and ideas. Most of all, the team is dedicated to Hello Soda and share the passion to see the company succeed. Events and Incentives – I have traveled to Cyprus for a kick off meeting, worked and trained in the U.K., floated down the river with the team, gone to happy hours and trivia nights and worked together for conferences and events. Hello Soda rewards and praises employees in company-wide meetings.

Cons

Because Hello Soda is a smaller company, some people might not be used to the “roll up your sleeves” mentality: being resourceful, creative and adaptive in all positions and offices – which I actually enjoy. The constant change of the start-up atmosphere is not for everyone. Some people might not respond well when Management asks for more out of employees than to listen to problems. They want to see the employee take charge and come up with solutions.

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