Suitable only for willing corporate slaves - Executive Shopee Employee Review

2.0
May 4, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Learn a lot. But because so many things happening at once. Can't learn 'properly' - Really smart, capable people are in key positions. But too few middle management layers that everyone has to double-hat / hold too much responsibility - Glam on being in unicorn industry that does well in pandemic

Cons

- There is literally no "off peak time": Ridiculous amount of OT, expecting employees to make personal sacrifices for the company, and management are nonchalant about it. (Many staff still regularly working WHILE ON LEAVE) - Messy teams and systems. Lots of unnecessary ambiguity (e.g. waste too much time and added stress trying to find the right people to talk to in the company / unclear whose role is what), wasted double work being done (same thing being done by more than 1 team) - Micro-management: Doing >50 slide powerpoints for multiple management meetings weekly - Management likes to ask staff to predict the future, then often times question the predictions once best effort guesses are made - Cares a lot about its reputation but does little to really address the root problems that cause bad reviews / crises in the first place

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Shopee Response
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Hi current employee, we appreciate you for taking the time to leave a review. We recognise that you have had a negative experience as a Shopee employee, and would like to assure you that we have taken note of your concerns. At Shopee, both our work and well-being are important to us. We seek to ensure that our team members are well supported in both areas. As the Shopee team grows bigger with each day, so does the expectations we set for our senior leaders. This is why we prioritise continuous learning for our managers via key Learning and Development initiatives, to help them better lead and guide our teams. We would like to hear more about your concerns and suggestions on how we can improve the overall employee experience. Please feel free to reach out to us, and drop an email to [hr.experience@shopee.com]. You are also welcome to reach out to your team’s HRBP to further this conversation. Thank you!

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