Do not work for ELMO - Anonymous employee ELMO Software Employee Review

1.0
Sep 6, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice, interesting and intelligent colleagues

Cons

The entire C Suite doesn't know what they are doing and seem to go above and beyond to wound their staff They went through 5 restructures in under a year just to get rid of key staff. No uplift and no other reason. After each one they promised it was the last. Salary is underwhelming unless you take the bonus into account. Management play whack a mole with market goals, without any semblance of a strategy. Management keep everything secret until the last minute meaning every initiative is a scramble and has 0 input from anyone else in the business. The company works against it's own customer base, introducing features for short term benefit that anyone can see will not benefit customers. RnD gets no opportunity to learn from their failings. Do not believe anyone who says this company is good for product people or any engineer who believes in the customer. This company is waterfall and has a top down approach to prioritisation. The software has a ton of faults, everyone knows it but the RnD department isn't allowed to do anything about it. That's clear even from where we sit.

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Pros

- Incredible Leadership team across ELT/SLT with marketing leading talent in role and more coming - Leadership and the org deeply care about bringing people on the journey of growth and change, brave when it comes to making critical decisions - Scale-up vibe, fast-paced, lots of opportunity for impactful work and driving improvements - Truly AI led/supported in work delivery complimenting what humans can do - Investing in people and innovation - We are our own customer and product development solves real challenges for the org

Cons

- Both a pro and a con, ELMO is fast paced with lots of work to do - Ambiguous at times which can lead to innovation but if not managed well can lead to burnout also

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ELMO Software Response
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Hi there, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience at ELMO. It’s fantastic to hear your reflections on our leadership, AI-enabled ways of working, and the opportunities you’re seeing to have a real impact as we continue to grow and innovate. We also appreciate your thoughtful comments about pace, ambiguity, and the importance of work/life balance. These are key focus areas for our leaders as we scale, and feedback like yours helps us continue to refine how we support clarity, wellbeing, and sustainable performance. If you’d ever like to share more, please feel free to reach out to us at careers@elmosoftware.com.au. Best regards, The ELMO Software Talent Team
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