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Toxic environment with high turnover - Sales smartTrade Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Aug 12, 2022
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Pros

Good coffee machine in the office. Some friendly employees lower down in the hierarchy. CPO was amazing and the product is great.

Cons

Since PE investment in late 2021 the company has really gone down hill. Lots of turnover, very high pressure, and a general toxic environment. Lots of legacy staff who saw the company grow from start up (who were great) left before the PE investment (a sign of things to come?) which led to serious mismanagement across various teams within the company, and a general lack in communication, direction, and management company-wide. Lack of communication, direction, and clarity from management. CEO is a rockstar. CRO was useless and lasted 6 months. CFO largely absent. CPO was amazing, though (genuinely inspiring). HR team pretty much non-existent which made reporting inadequacies impossible. Management and C-suite tended to remove themselves from general office and keep themselves to themselves, often socialised with themselves gave the impression of ‘one rule for them, another for the rest us.’ Seriously not an enjoyable place to work at all. No social life. No socialising with the team or company-led activities. Also - ‘Work from home’ policy is not what it seems - lots of pressure to go into the office (which is old and horrible and the toilets smell). It’s 2022 let people wfh! This is the first negative review I’ve left of a company I’ve worked at, which is a real shame, but I feel the need to warn prospective employees. SmartTrade has a lot of very intelligent and talented employees, but the company is toxic. Get out before it implodes.

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smartTrade Technologies Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We are sorry to read that your experience at smartTade Technologies did not go as well as we would have liked. Departures are part of any healthy organization and we have experienced some turnover due to a new acquisition and individual career choices. However, we have initiated several actions to promote retention of our colleagues: we are conducting exit interviews and analyzing feedback to improve our practices, and we are implementing a training plan that focuses on business, technical and soft skills, as well as industry and product knowledge. We are sorry to read that you felt you were working in a toxic culture with a lack of communication. As an employer, we are committed to providing a comfortable, safe and clean work environment. We develop and encourage respectful management practices that allow our employees to thrive in their work every day (leadership and feedback trainings). Every quarter, our CEO reports on the past quarter and provides direction for the upcoming period through a video broadcast in all our offices worldwide. We use an internal communication tool (sociabble) to connect people and keep them up to date on company and industry news, internal announcements and fun contests. We hold regular social events to bring all SmartTrade employees together: monthly happy hours, Christmas parties, game nights, reward and recognition programs, and sports challenges. We sincerely regret your experience, we will make sure it remains an isolated case.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

smartTrade is a place where one can really learn a lot on fintech. The company is leading in the FX vendors world, and employees will grow a lot, whether about tech or about trading platforms and systems. Teammates are friendly and shows solidarity. There are a lot of challenges of course, as anywhere, and whatever the department you're in, but overcoming them together is always rewarding! Finally, the C-level team is solid, with a nice mix of employees who rose from the ranks and people having several past experiences in other companies.

Cons

As for any fintech vendors, the environment can be sometimes stressful, and this is where the team spirit really helps.

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smartTrade Technologies Response
3y
Thank you for your comment. Our focus on fintech has provided employees with opportunities to learn and grow in a fast-paced and challenging industry. We pride ourselves on being a leading player in the FX vendors world and strive to stay at the forefront of technological innovation. We understand that the fintech industry can be stressful at times, but we aim to support our employees by providing a positive and motivating work environment (monthly drinks, christmas parties, game night, sport challenges). We appreciate our employees' dedication and commitment to smartTrade. We launched a reward and recognition program to emphasis it. We are committed to fostering a culture of growth and learning through our training plan(conferences, internal skills sharing, coaching program).
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