Great company with excellent opportunity for personal growth - Anonymous employee Brighter Employee Review

5.0
Jul 22, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A great company where everyone truly seems invested in the mission that the technology offers. There is an excellent opportunity for disruption within the industry and employees are focused on overcoming the hurdles. The environment within the office is very collaborative and friendly, which is a reflection of the traits the company values in employees. There is a strong office culture as employees often hang out and work well together. Employees are also encouraged to share ideas, which gives the company a great startup feel. The mix of empowerment and accountability bestowed on each employee creates a great opportunity to continue to grow your skills.

Cons

As with most startups, there were a few cons as the company continued to grow (i.e. office space), however, there has been a great push to remedy most employee complaints and continue to expand upon benefits. The company's roadmap has been revised a few times, which can sometimes confuse priorities. This is the nature of the startup world, however, and keeps employees engaged.

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The job is easy. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to sell something that is free.

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The role is a hogwash, which is why there is so much turnover. In a year of working there, I've seen over 15 people leave, and not one person in the PRA role was promoted, but many were asked to leave. While they say they want high performers to establish themselves and take on more responsibilities and grow with the company, that is not the case. They are looking for call bots to make the same calls day in and day out. While they ask for input on different aspects of marketing, they are hesitant to make use of sound input, and are unwilling to help you grow out of your one role and take on new responsibilities. As the CFO says, they already have two team leads and they don't need anymore. At the same time the E level on this team says, they cannot continue to give PRAs projects because PRAs are needed to make phone calls; that is why they were hired. There are a few fake titles they will dangle in front of you to keep you motivated, but you will see those titles don't change the responsibilities one has. A senior PRA does exactly what a new higher does except the hammer comes down a lot harder when you don't meet goal.

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Brighter Response
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We are sorry this person didn’t have a positive experience while working at Brighter. However, we would like lay out the facts of the PRA role to ensure candidates have the correct information available: • Since the beginning of 2016, we have promoted 9 (of our total 18 (at the time, now 26)) employees in the Provider team. 6 were promotions to Senior PRA, 2 were promoted to Team Lead (with one more Team Lead to come in Q2 2017), and 1 promotion to senior manager. • The Provider team has also been an excellent incubator for talent in the rest of the organization. We currently have former Provider team members working in Product Development, Engineering, Client Services and IT. • The Provider Relations Associate Role is a training role for entry level employees. For those that are very successful in their role, we promote them to Senior PRA, and then to Team Lead (as required by the growth in the department). Senior PRA’s receive significant increases on both their base salary and commission. • When we hire for this role, we make it clear to incoming PRA's that there is a tremendous amount of growth opportunity within the company and outside of the company for folks who approach the role with a positive attitude and willingness to learn. However, sometimes the role is not a good fit and we do our best to accommodate team members when it is not working out by providing a soft landing. We have found that, in almost all cases, PRA's develop valuable new skills and an understanding of the inter-workings of a successful technology company backed by top tier Venture Capital firms.
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