Culture of fear - bad for your mental health - no career progression - Anonymous employee Immutable Employee Review

1.0
Feb 5, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Met some great people but they did not stay long because the either got demoted, or they were made redundant for speaking their mind.

Cons

***Please note that some positive reviews may have been promoted by the Immutable team. Therefore, it may be beneficial to consider the critical reviews first *** In agreement with other critical reviews, the studio aspect of the business has a toxic and disorganised working culture, with limited opportunities for career progression and questionable hiring practices. The company is repeatedly hiring for positions that are not needed, resulting in redundancies and demotions for current employees, without taking into account the impact on their well-being. The company culture, which emphasizes speaking one's mind, may not apply when it comes to criticizing decisions made by the C-suite. The middle management is aware of these issues and tries to address them, but is limited in their ability to do so. Despite the company's claims of being in a good financial position, employees have been demoted exclusively for financial reasons, causing distress and negative effects on their mental health. Company's once strong culture and values have diminished, with the outsourcing of good intentions to new, ruthless C-suite hires in the studio department who prioritize saving money over the well-being of their employees.

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Immutable Response
3y
Hello, Thanks for your review. We know the recent restructuring impacted the roles and lives of some of our employees, and we understand that this can lead to people feeling frustrated and saddened by these changes. We want to support anyone feeling this way, so we encourage you to reach out to make use of our Employee Assistance Program and coaching services. We disagree that we solicit five-star ratings. We offer every employee the opportunity to post honest ratings, and we are pleased to see that so many Immutables love our culture. In response to your comments in relation to giving feedback, as you would know, one of our values is ‘We lovingly speak our mind’. Feedback is an important part of our culture. We ensure that there are multiple channels for every Immutable to communicate with and give feedback to colleagues, their manager, the exec team and founders. Hopefully, as you experienced during your tenure, there are office hours for all execs, there are regular town halls and AMA’s as well as multiple employee engagement surveys and listening cycles per year. In saying this, not all feedback can be taken on as leaders need to make tough decisions with trade-offs. We also disagree that employees have been ‘demoted.’ Whilst roles evolve and change with the company as we grow, we are focussed on ensuring each Immutable feels like they are growing during their tenure with us. We are investing a lot into our career development programs in 2023. In relation to your comments about our funding and hiring, we have been open about our strong financial position and our hiring throughout the re-organisation as these decisions were not related to funding issues but were made as a result of strategic changes happening in the Company. Every role we hire is needed. Change is part of the journey for fast-growing companies. We appreciate the time you took to write this feedback, and if you wish to share any further details on your experience at Immutable, reach out to me, Kath Rau, at kath.rau@immutable.com. Thank you,

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Immutable Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and feedback on your experience. We'd like to clarify a few points that you mentioned in your review. It seems there might be some confusion, as we are not a gambling company. We bring digital ownership to every player by making it safe and easy to build great web3 games. With regards to the layoffs, we know the restructuring earlier this year impacted the roles and lives of some of our employees, and we understand that this can lead to people feeling frustrated and saddened by these changes. Throughout this year, we have continued to invest heavily in the employee experience and in-person connection of our incredible Immutables globally, which is why we continue to hold company events and offsites. This has contributed to a huge engagement result of 81% in our recent global engagement survey, and we will continue to invest heavily in these areas. Our Engagement results also showed 87% confidence in Company leadership, which included the question of having a strategy and vision that was motivating. We are extremely confident in our Product strategy and our incredible team in Product, Engineering and Design. We also continue to invest in building a diverse and inclusive work environment. 28% of our Immutables are women or non-binary, which is above average for Web 3 and an engagement score of >80%, but we know we still have much more to accomplish here. If you have specific concerns related to our company culture, we would appreciate more details so we can address them appropriately. Thank you again for sharing your feedback, and we invite you to reach out to me, Kath Rau on kath.rau@immutable.com, to discuss your concerns in more detail.
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