Two-faced company - Anonymous employee Smokeball Employee Review

1.0
19 Oct 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Intelligent employees, fun sociable environment, provide lunch every week and snacks throughout work, free gym membership.

Cons

Management and team leaders are the most two-faced, gutless, backstabbing people I have ever worked for! They'll be nice and friendly to your face, they won't give you any criticism or negative feedback on where improvements can be made giving you the impression that the work you're doing is up to their standards. Then completely out of the blue they'll get rid of you without any warnings, performance feedback or anything! Their so-called company core values sound great but they don't live up to these values at all.

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Smokeball Response
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Hi and thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. Apologies I am only getting back you now, I have only recently become aware that I could reply. I am sorry that your experience at Smokeball didn’t match our intention of it being honest and open workplace. I am committed to Smokeball being a transparent environment where all employees feel they can have genuine conversations with each other, where all feedback is encouraged. I am disappointed to hear that you did not experience this and would like you to know that I am always available to for a conversation offline with you. Thank for sharing the aspects you enjoyed, I agree, the team is very talented and we do have a great time together – something I’m always grateful for! Enhancing the team’s leadership and communications skills is a top priority, and I have taken your feedback on board, again so thank you for your contribution. Hunter CEO Smokeball

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