Working for Symbotic is a complete disappointment, management failed in all aspects of leadership. - Anonymous employee Symbotic Employee Review

1.0
Jan 20, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company has a great product, and a very interesting subject matter. Most employees are great to work with, and provide helpful assistance.

Cons

Management does not understand how to properly set goals and manage project milestones. Political infighting makes top-down leadership almost impossible. Factions within the company are too busy working to sabotage progress to promote their own agendas. The respect among upper management is non-existent, this filters down to sub-ordinates and creates an unhealthy work environment.

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Symbotic Response
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We are happy that you also find our employees to be spectacular. Many of our managers and executives work with their teams and have either daily or weekly meetings in order to be sure that they are listening to their employees and cultivating both pivotal projects and innovative ideas. Please contact our HR team to discuss how continue to improve at info@symbotic.com.

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Cons

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