Not what I had expected - Senior Solutions Engineer Workiva Employee Review

2.0
Feb 2, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible working arrangement for employees

Cons

I joined the organization because I knew few folks i was going to work for but I left the organization withing a year of joining. The main reason being i felt absolutely worthless everyday and was tired of being constantly micromanaged by my manager. The sales team had no clue how to work with people from different industry background and i saw them constantly blame others for their mistakes. Ideally Sales and Pre-sales team members work hand in hand but here they just needed someone to play the blame game when the deal does not go their way. The most surprising part was i had no support of my manager when i expected that most. I witnessed two resignations since my joining and both were unhappy because of this culture. Regional leaders just introducing themselves or talking in the quarterly meetings is not what is expected with leadership. When there are 4 resignations withing a year from the same team, there should be a detailed review assuming that there is something wrong or not working. But to my surprise not a single word from the US leadership or secondary leadership. When you hire a new person both parties i.e. company and the employee have spent significant time and money so there should be efforts to understand what has made them reach this decision at least if not efforts to retain them. This says a lot about how much you value your talent and really empathize about their situation.

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Workiva Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We know that managers play a big role in the employee experience, which is why we are committed to and focused on developing and strengthening our people managers at all levels. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with management didn’t live up to our shared expectations.

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