Unrival Reviews

3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Maxwell Painter

59% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Unrival has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Unrival employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews
1.0
9 Feb 2020

Avoid avoid avoid

Anonymous employee
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Pros

In previous years I would’ve said the people, but unfortunately none come to mind now.

Cons

What once was a ‘good’ (I use that term loosely) company, has since become an embarrassment. I didn’t intend on writing a review but after seeing that a member of the leadership team has recently posted their own review, I would feel genuinely bad if someone naively joined this company on the basis of that post. Unfortunately, these things speak for themselves and if you have to write Glassdoor reviews about your own company then you probably haven’t managed to produce the successful company culture that you claim to have created. To clear up some of the things a member of the leadership team has claimed in the earlier glassdoor review: - SaaS seemed like a good idea in theory, but unfortunately seems to be neither possible nor what clients want. - The company offers ‘big freedom’ but only if it aligns exactly with what the CEO wants, otherwise you will be out the door. - ‘Spontaneous surprises’ are most likely to be spontaneous redundancies when the management once again change company direction (if you are looking for job security this probably isn’t the company for you). - Unfortunately, excusing continual company mistakes on being a ‘start-up’ doesn’t exactly work when the company is 9 years old (I wouldn’t expect to be informed about company problems, communication seems to be non-existent at this company).

1.0
11 Feb 2020

Consider your options

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people in the Bristol office were great (pre-redundancies), there was an attempt to introduce wellbeing initiatives (Bristol office) though short-lived (due to redundancies), the social side of the Bristol office (pre-redundancies) was also very positive.

Cons

It felt as though this company made a very swift transition from services to SaaS, which was poorly considered, managed and communicated. This decision came from the senior leadership team, based in London, and was communicated to the bulk of the company’s workforce based in Bristol. As a result the teams in Bristol who were responsible for fulfilling client work were faced with mass redundancies. During the transition, the plan about the future of the company, and how it was going to deliver on the aims seemed to change very rapidly - even after redundancies. I did not feel very well line-managed in my role. I did not receive any training or general on boarding when I started, I did not have regular catch-ups with a manager, nor did I receive any communication about workload or feedback on any work unless I chased for this. Though there was talk of funding for additional learning, and being involved in other projects, this did not happen equally across all staff. These promises were concentrated disproportionately amongst few staff at the London office. The redundancies have left very few staff (~3) at the Bristol office, and ~5 in the London office.

1.0
11 Feb 2020

Unfortunately 1 star is the minimum

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Before around 30 people were let go from the company late last year it would have been the team and the atmosphere. That being said, once these 'necessary redundancies' happened this atmosphere was totally lost.

Cons

- Clueless management team is an understatement - Zero job security - Product doesn't work - Atmosphere in the office doesn't exist - If you disagree with the CEO or product team you are in jeopardy - Zero communication with the wider team in regards to company decisions, also just lying to employees. -

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