Nov 8, 2020
Anonymous employee
Powtoon Response
5yThank you for your constructive feedback. We wholeheartedly agree that the hearts of employees is one of the factors that makes Powtoon so special.
As for your other concerns and as with any fast paced, growing company, our leadership team is working to become more aligned within their departments and across the company. Rapidly growth is always accompanied by ‘growing pains’ but we are no different to any company on the journey to Unicorn. We read the comment about growth opportunities and actually must point out that we have invested more in 2020 in employee development than previously and likewise as we move into 2021 we have earmarked more budget for growth enablement as a % of revenue than perhaps most other companies with a similar financial status.
As for recognition we have started regular employee reviews, we have set up ‘employee of the month’ sessions and we very publicly honour our workforce and those individuals who trailblaze through the company. It is not factual that employees are not receiving the recognition that they deserve.
Salaries are benchmarked regularly and we try our hardest to remain competitive in the marketplace. As a company that has grown ‘bootstrapped’ we have taken the view to build a unicorn in a smart, robust way that will provide long term success and financial stability. We always take an “employee first” approach. During Covid not one member of staff was furloughed and not a single employee benefit got reduced. We are pleased to report that this mentality took us through Covid and we were in fact one of the few companies to increase revenue and profitability because of how we work.
We as a company take on board the various other points and rather than respond with several more paragraphs invite you to come and meet senior management where we can understand more and also respond in a more direct and positive manner.
Please contact: Avia.messer@powtoon.com
We wish you the best of luck on your professional journey!