Not what it once was... - Consultant Shift Paradigm Employee Review

2.0
Dec 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

There are some good people and some amazing clients.

Cons

Where do I begin? The new CEO wants this to be a traditional agency due to her past experience. There are plenty of those though and she's watering down what made it special which that it *was* a performance marketing consultancy. She has hired several of her friends and it's now a joke amongst employees whenever an executive position opens because without a doubt, it will be...another one of her friends. Since the new CEO came on board, there was a major pause within the company's DEIB efforts. It's really too bad. Since the acquisition, the org has been a rotating door of talent. The company is quite literally bleeding good talent and doesn't listen to any feedback to stop it.

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Shift Paradigm Response
3y
Thank you for the feedback. We appreciate it, and do read every post we receive. These posts are reviewed and discussed with members of senior leadership, not just by HR. You mentioned the hiring of Liz's "friends". It is very typical that anytime a CEO or senior leader joins a company they bring in people they’ve worked with before. They do this for two reasons - one, they are trusted people who have been successful before, and two, it provides a recognition that these people would work for this leader again, a measure that we all want for our senior leaders. Often any leader that joins an organization and doesn’t bring people generally doesn’t believe in that organization or has issues in their leadership style that precludes them from doing just that. Again, thank you for the feedback. We have refined and believe in our value proposition in the market, and we look forward to 2023. We wish you well in all that is ahead for you.

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Cons

The work expectations were ridiculously high. Employees were expected to be available 24/7, work on multiple projects, and meet client expectations while balancing poorly assigned deadlines. It was a struggle to show up every day when you knew they expected too much from you. It was exhausting to try to reason with the arrogant leadership that did nothing but pile horrible expectations. They also didn't give me enough room to grow. My learning stopped, and I was doing boring work for months. There was no career growth, either. Overall, it was a horribly frustrating experience, and I escaped before I could be trapped here for long.

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Shift Paradigm Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry to hear that you felt overwhelmed and unsupported during your time with us. Your feedback about workload expectations, work-life balance, and development opportunities is taken seriously. We recognize that unrealistic deadlines and unclear boundaries can lead to burnout, and this is not the environment we want to create. Our new leadership is working to actively address these issues. Again, thank you for the feedback.
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