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WorldRemit

Now known as Zepz

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Toxic environment from the very top down - Marketing WorldRemit Employee Review

1.0
Jul 3, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The office is nice and modern and well located in Victoria Made some good friends Core benefits were pretty good

Cons

The company lost it's way when they replaced the founder as CEO and brought in an 'all stick no carrot' character from the gambling sector. People fear walking past him in the hallways. WR completely lost all heart they had at that point. Many of the leadership team who truly cared were replaced by tyrants. Shouting in the office became common place. Staff turnover across the business became the norm - in some cases whole teams were let go with no warning or explanation. One day the whole recruitment team and HR were gone, other days it's finance or engineering who have had whole team's positions offshored to Poland or the Philippines. Little to no remote working opportunities No flexibility with start and finish times.

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WorldRemit Response
5y
Thanks for your review - we're glad that you made friends during your time at WorldRemit - we believe we've got a great culture for that. We're a growing business and that sometimes means changes. Careful consideration however, is always given to changes that involve redundancies. If anyone is concerned about conduct in our offices we'd encourage them to speak to their manager or HR. Over the last three months all of our people have been working remotely while continuing to serve our customers - we're really proud of the way the team has continued working together through a challenging time, demonstrating how effective remote working can be.

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5.0
Sep 15, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

very nice place to work

Cons

but its closed due to covid

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WorldRemit Response
5y
Thanks for leaving a review! We're glad you enjoyed working for us.
1.0
Sep 13, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The main pro of working at WorldRemit is being part of a developing financial tech company. If you accept the job (please, please do not) you will find that being in the environment of helping people send money to their loved ones across the world is fun and captivating.

Cons

Unfortunately, despite a positive company value and mission, the roles offered and the management set up to delegate those roles are an all-around mess. If nothing else, the large turnover rate should indicate the toxic environment that welcomes you as you walk through the doors of WorldRemit. Let me break it down threefold: 1) WorldRemit is divided between a Denver office and a London office, where the headquarters reside. As a customer service executive - like at any other job - you will be expected to communicate with your team in order to produce the best work possible. The problem is that the London office is paid less by a very large margin and therefore, the quality of their work as they would put it is "rubbish". You are left communicating with a bunch of lazy and ignorant who appear to make your role harder as an amusement. 2) The management is a freaking joke: what do you get when you combine a few over-privileged entrepreneurs with the wish to make money at a low expense? the WorldRemit management. None of them have ever began to lead a team and the communication between them, more often than not, creates tension in the workplace rather than resolve. 3) Work-life balance. If you want anything resembling a personal life, do not take this job.

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