Trendzer Reviews

An ambitious company they may have been, but it was one which was completely unprepared to spend in any kind of meaningful way to achieve this without asking staff to perform miracles No plans in place to replace important members of staff when they left - the workload was simply shifted to those that remained and the pay was so poor that it was difficult to see how anybody below management level enjoyed their job Obnoxious management, in particular the Chief Strategy (?) Officer, who fancies himself as a Steve Jobs-type maestro but whose job seemed to be to pretend he was important and visionary in front of staff, customers and potential investors and partners Unrealistic targets - simply not remotely achievable, largely due to the fact that those in control of the targets had no idea of the reality of the job at the coal-face - quite a feat for a company so small! Absolutely no attempt to reward employees or make them feel valued - zero benefits, zero pay increases even for those who had been there for a number of years, and zero attention paid to work/life balance Total contempt for customers and staff upon the announcement of liquidation in summer of 2017 - staff laid off immediately with absolutely no warning, others asked to work for free and promised deadlines for updates to be given on the future of the company missed

Oh man, where do I start? Many decisions regarding the platform and customer care were made by senior management staff in the UK, hardly using input from people that actually work on the platform and speak to the customers. There was little flexibility regarding working hours and workplaces. UK policies were also used for Dutch employees, even though some policies did not fit Dutch work culture at all. The line "This is normal in the UK" was used a lot as an excuse, but seeing as half of the team isn't in the UK, it doesn't count. All in all, we were told many flat out lies and whenever we spoke up, they either ignored the situation or replied in a derogatory manner. The office itself was very basic and uninspired. Whenever something was broken, it wouldn’t be fixed. The coffee was bad and often out of stock. We initially didn’t have warm water. The instalment of a simple kitchen was hailed as some sort of miracle, when it's honestly just a basic need. Asking for office supplies, such as proper equipment and storage space, was a huge struggle. Sometimes there was no toilet paper, so we brought our own just in case. The salaries were quite bad. If they managed to pay you by the end of the month, that is. Getting a reimbursement for travel expenses is normal in the Netherlands, but Trendzer initially refused to provide this. Holiday money was incorporated in the gross salary to hide the fact that the salary was absurdly low. There was no Christmas/end of the year bonus or a pension scheme. There is a company bonus scheme, but nobody has ever seen a dime of that. Trendzer has gone bankrupt twice, and the companies that Trendzer arose from have dealt with bankruptcy too. The owner actually works in Sales and not as CEO; however, he still has a lot of influence, even though he seems to have no clue about how to run a business and doesn't care if employees are being paid. Yet somehow after each bankruptcy, he’s got enough money to set up a new business, while his employees still have several months' worth of salaries to receive.