Toxic, brutal, bully culture - Anonymous employee Appointedd Employee Review

1.0
Aug 3, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Looks great on paper & the technology is pretty great.

Cons

Very negative, toxic and brutal culture of bullying and fake concern for employees whilst blatantly exploiting them. For every negative review, the current workers are encouraged to write positive reviews to help protect the company, but in reality, the company should do more to protect the rights of the workers. Instead of denying multiple allegations of bullying and toxicity, the senior management should actually listen and change. I don't see that happening any time soon. The majority of the staff are fresh out of University so have no concept of how much manipulation they're facing. "I don't know if you were planning to work this weekend" or "shall we chat about it over a glass of wine" should be removed entirely from the company culture in order to avoid burnout & reward the very hard working team. I feel sorry for everyone who is stuck there. And woa betide anyone who speaks up! They will be silenced and disappeared.

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Appointedd Response
3y
Thank-you for your review. I'm sorry to hear you had such a negative experience - Appointedd would never want anyone to feel about their workplace like you clearly did. Bullying is indeed a very serious allegation and would always be managed with the utmost care if ever such an allegation had been made, however we have no record of this type of behaviour being reported in our business. We are always striving to make a supportive work environment for all our employees and run monthly eNPS surveys which are consistently ranked 9 or above (out of 10) for ‘how likely employees would be to recommend Appointedd as a place to work?’. Sadly I can see this would not have been the case for yourself and for this we are deeply sorry. We also always conduct exit interviews with anyone leaving the business in order to consistently improve. Of our 34 employees, only two are straight out of Uni and all salaries are regularly reviewed to ensure they are in line with industry averages, so accusations of exploitation seem unfounded. With so few Glassdoor reviews for the Company (9 in total), asking employees to post reviews after bad ones emerge is just not something we have the time or headspace for. In addition, we would never ask an employee to work on weekends. However we will endeavour to take all your feedback on board and do better because that is what we do. We appreciate your rating our technology, we do too. I hope that you have managed to find a role in an environment in which you are thriving.

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5.0
Mar 25, 2024
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Pros

People at Appointedd are very smart and capable, and, quite possibly, some of the loveliest bunch you’ll ever meet! Everybody helps one another and truly cares about each other and the company. People are encouraged to bring on new ideas to make things better. The team isn’t big, so c-suite and senior managers are within reach and are there to listen and support you - so your voice is heard and can make a difference.

Cons

This is not really a 'con' but it can be useful to know. Appointedd is still a relatively small yet ambitious team so there are often a number of competing priorities and always things to do. So for someone not used to fast pace work environment, it can be challenging. Good time management skills and ability to prioritise is key if you wish to succeed at Appointedd!

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Appointedd Response
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Many thanks for the feedback! Our culture is definitely highly focused on collaboration and care for our employees, without whom we couldn't do all the amazing work that we're doing!
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