Delusional CEO, decent people, decent pay - Web Developer ecobee Employee Review

2.0
Sep 3, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- market rate pay for design / dev - well-stocked fridges / coffee - diverse tech stack - interns seemed to enjoy working here, and the intern to full-time pipeline is strong. - large personal education budget (I recommend using it to go to a conference somewhere fun, and if the conference sucks just go have fun on their plane ticket dime) - development teams are decently structured, and teams are pretty free to do their own thing re: tech selection, implementation. This also means that the work environment on one team may be totally different from another, so that's good and bad. - the office location has pros and cons, but one major pro is you can take nice walks by the lake - like any larger company you'll probably find people that you vibe with, I made lots of friends here.

Cons

- Delusional CEO. Not sure if he thought he was talking a big game to hype up the workers, or if he believes what he says. Either way it's pretty irritating to listen to him talk himself up 24/7 and act like the company is revolutionary when in reality it's just a toy company for bored home-owning boomers. - CEO talks a big game about caring about the environment, but when workers raised ideas about how we could be proactive it's pretty clear that it's all talk . - Unrealistic product timelines, then when it becomes apparent the product timeline is horrible the CEO just doubles down. - support workers are treated very poorly. It's hard to respect a company when they treat people this way. The support workers need a lot of knowledge and patience to do their job and should be better compensated and given more accommodations and praise. The company couldn't function without them. - New office is in a poor location. Not much to eat and the busses around there are brutal during commute times.

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ecobee Response
5y
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you enjoyed our office space, your coworkers and had an opportunity to use our continuous education program, Let’s Be Great! Great ideas come from anywhere, and to have great ideas, we need to surround ourselves with innovation and learning which is what we’re all about here at ecobee. We welcome you to view our LinkedIn page to see all the different ways we continue to keep learning at our forefront! However, we’re sorry to hear that your overall experience at ecobee and our efforts did not meet your expectations. We hope you felt empowered to share your thoughts during your time with us as we always welcome feedback and ways in which we can improve. If you have any further questions or thoughts you’d like to share, please feel free to reach out to people.operations@ecobee.com and we would be happy to discuss with you at any time!

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Pros

Co-headquartered in Toronto and Leeds - very cosmopolitan with a high emphasis on DEI.

Cons

Tech company means people love ALLLLL the software. Information and resources are scattered across numerous platforms, which can be pretty frustrating.

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ecobee Response
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Hello, thank you for providing this feedback. We are so glad you liked the Toronto HQ & Leeds HQ (we agree, they're pretty great!) and felt the emphasis we put on DEI (this really matters to us). We appreciate your feedback regarding resource management and it is something we will think about going forward. Thanks again for your review and helping to make ecobee great!
5.0
Mar 18, 2019
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Pros

ecobee is a great place to work because of the fantastic culture that exists here. Thanks to transparency from our CEO down, there are multiple teams helping support me in my role and hit my goals. Because there are so many intelligent, driven and willing people, we are able to work together to exceed goals and focus on what is important to our shared success. Many suggestions and support can be given because of it is known by everyone what you are working on and striving for. It also allows for frank conversations about what we can't work on because it would create misalignment with our goals. I am excited to be a part of a company that is constantly innovating, helping the planet, and looking to win in the market. Great time to be an ecopeep!

Cons

Too many great ideas and not enough resources to bring them all to life!

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ecobee Response
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Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your feedback, it is great to hear that you are enjoying your time at ecobee! Our team is dedicated to continually improving and creating a great place to work for all of our employees, so we thank you for your feedback that will allow us to continue to do that.
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