Red Flags Everywhere: Awful Culture, No Work-life Balance, Stories About Past Employees, Tries to Pitch to You - Datacenter Operations DataBank Holdings Employee Review

1.0
Dec 23, 2021
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Pros

Entry-level opportunity for those who want to start with low pay for a chance at a pay raise. They will not be picky if you have no certifications or a degree. A light background in networking and some decent answers to trick questions on the interview can get you in easily.

Cons

Awful Culture: No women working mid-upper management roles. Management plays favorites and will only promote you if they like you. It's a pyramid-shaped hierarchy and it's clear there are people who need worshipping, especially the ones who have stayed on the longest. No Work-Life Balance: You are expected to start work early and leave late. You will be on call 24/7. Stories About Past Employees: Management will not hesitate to bring up past hires and their failures. Women have been harassed. Employees have been intimidated and bullied into quitting. Questionable hires brought on for unqualified roles. They will brag about these stories, and you should expect to be worth just another story if you make a mistake. Pitch: Databank is growing rapidly and is highly competitive and profitable. The CEO made acquisitions and nearly doubled the size of the company overnight. Construction of new datacenters in the span of a few months with new clients. The intention is to make the value of the company enticing enough to seem like a stable job before offering a low-ball number with the promise of a promotion and a pay raise. It's also a sign of directionless leadership. The CEO may be trying to pad the value of the company and then sell it for all its worth.

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DataBank Holdings Response
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We appreciate the efforts you made here during your time at DataBank and we’re sorry you left a poor impression of our culture. You rightly point out that – like many technology companies – women and certain minorities are underrepresented in the workforce at DataBank. However, this is also something we are committed to changing and making significant progress in doing so. In 2021, the percentage of our workforce from under-represented groups (women and minorities) increased from 33% to 43%, and nearly half (48%) of all new hires came from these underrepresented groups. That’s how you move the needle. And while it is true that DataBank is a demanding and fast-paced work environment, we absolutely want employees to have a healthy work-life balance, and we provide the paid time off (PTO) for vacation, volunteering, sick days, bereavement, and maternity/paternity leave. We evaluate and promote staff based solely on performance as reflected in annual MBOs and to ensure there is no favoritism in promotions, we use a “leadership model” in which senior people managers are evaluated and peer-reviewed across 20 behavioral dimensions.

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