Record revenues with record redundancies - Engineering Icomera Employee Review

2.0
Feb 6, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There used to be lots of pros with working at Icomera. The majority of workers are passionate about their work. The projects was interesting and diverse. You're always doing more then one job at Icomera. So you'll gain a handful of skills. The corporate events was great. The offering of internships and apprenticeships. (A pro but not really a pro because of how they're treated) The ability to remotely work during covid was also very good. There is a good amount of pros at Icomera. Especially prior to changes in management and the covid situation.

Cons

The largest con of Icomera is the way management treat their employees. You're just a number. Icomera has been consistently recording record profits and revenue. Even during the covid period. Which would be a pro if Icomera didn't have multiple waves of redundancies wiping out 95% of the contractors. Wiping out the majority of new employees and a handful of veteran employees. Regardless of the job. Which was entirely a disconnected numbers game. No individual judgment of each person. The numbers had to be met. All happening over the Christmas months. So while management enjoyed their Christmases, their employees didn't know if they would have a job after Christmas. In other words, if you value job safety don't work here. If you have children that you must provide for don't work here. Also despite the record revenue all the employees cannot have salary questions. That meeting is not allowed despite the record revenues. All the while management is buying multiple companys. While there employees don't get a say in salary reviews. Using and abusing of internships and apprenticeships for cheap work. Which never used to be the case. Because they used to employ them after their tenure. Understaffed and over worked employees. Underpaid. Icomera senior management was pushing an odd language inclusivity agenda. While the covid crisis was happening. For instance, it's recommended to not say black list or white list. Yes, while making there employees redundant, buying companies, recording record revenue they was pushing a "ethical" language agenda. A good use of money and time. Icomera wants to distance itself from its startup style behaviour all the while still acting like one. Despite all the cons, icomera does have pros.

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Icomera Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and experience of Icomera. We would like to start by responding that we are sorry you have been negatively impacted by the redundancies that were implemented recently and that you express a lack of confidence in Icomera’s management. Please know that making any staff reductions was not an easy task and one that we carried forward with much consideration. In an ideal world, we certainly would have preferred not to have made any cuts, however it was a necessary reorganizational action in order for Icomera to meet the changing demands of its next phase. We are deeply concerned that you feel that our employees are not respected or of importance. We go to great lengths to include, listen to, and inform all of our employees through two-way transparent and open dialogue. Our employees are crucial to the continued success of the company. We welcome you to contact us should you wish to have a deeper discussion.

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The management team in the U.S. office was the company’s biggest weakness. Decision-making was often unclear or inconsistent, which led to frustration and inefficiencies. There was a noticeable disconnect between leadership and the day-to-day realities of the teams doing the work. As the company grew, management issues began to erode morale and the strong culture that existed in the early years. Better leadership alignment and accountability in the U.S. office would have made a significant difference.

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