You can do better - Anonymous employee EventMobi Employee Review

2.0
Jul 8, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

When I first started at EventMobi, I was excited to wake up to go to work every morning. Some of my best friendships have been born from EventMobi and (almost) everyone you work with is welcoming. In terms of the actual job, you dabble in both the event industry and tech sphere. Your customer base is fun and EventMobi produces a product that's actually decent. If you're starting out in your career, this is a great place for you.

Cons

From the time I started to the time I left, most 'veterans' had left and the culture really took a hit. The environment feels very adolescent and the gossip is facilitated from the top down. In terms of your professional progression, once you hit 6-9 months with the company, you've probably learnt everything you possible can. The skill development and career opportunities here are very limited and the pay structure does not support progression either. The compensation structure is very poor and falsely advertises the value of the “awesome” benefits and retreats you get (and no, last year's retreat did not cost you that much per person, Bob). The money skimping doesn't stop there: travelling with the company is a joke: hello uncomfortable coworker slumber party. No boundaries are respected and your concerns for your comfort/safety while on the road are met with veiled threats to accept the status quo or ship out. Overall, management is probably the biggest disappointment. Even if you are a top performer, you do not feel that you have job security. The CEO decides who he likes and dislikes based on personal preferences (which is human nature), but he acts on his bias to determine promotions, raises, and HR decisions - rather than actual performance and merit.

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EventMobi Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I am happy to hear about the excitement and enjoyment you have had working at EventMobi. And I agree with your concerns about us needing to do a much better job communicating within our teams as to how decisions at the management level are made. Just back in April our internal anonymous survey echoed the feedback around benefits that you mentioned in your review. The survey highlighted that about half of our staff would like the benefits enhanced and resources to be focused on different programs. We have listened closely and are ready to launch a more comprehensive and flexible benefits programs, based on what our employees consider important to them. There is nothing more important than our staff and their personal and professional growth! This has been one of the pillars of success at EventMobi during our rapid growth over the past 6 years. The EventMobi management team meets on a weekly basis to discuss all things staff related. It’s clear that we need to better communicate the decisions that are made, which may help alleviate uncertainty around how promotions and performance issues are handled at EventMobi. Regardless of which department you worked at, the joy of working at EventMobi is truly that no two days are the same. This is an amazing opportunity for those wanting to push outside their comfort box and take on new challenges. EventMobi is not a small tech startup anymore and we have definitely grown up this past year. Our dramatic growth has enabled our staff over the past few years to work on bigger challenges, learn new things and continuously grow professionally in every department. In the past year, we have restructured our teams, promoted our top performing stars, hired more talented employees and assembled an accomplished management team to take EventMobi to the next level. It’s unfortunate that you feel the culture has taken a hit. Our culture has definitely matured but I have never personally been so happy to be among such passionate colleagues and excited for the future of EventMobi. In the same survey mentioned above, over 96% of our staff expressed that they feel ‘proud to work at EventMobi’, 93% mentioned they have had the opportunity to grow in the past while and over 98% cited that they ‘respect and appreciate’ the overall management of EventMobi. This is not to say that EventMobi is perfect and we have so much to improve. It is a strong sign that we are on the right track, and have heard and have acted on major concerns from our employees as we strive to make EventMobi one of the best workplaces to work in Toronto. I invite anyone reading this to get in touch with any of our staff or myself directly on Linkedin or via email to learn more about what it’s like to work at EventMobi and how you can achieve your maximum potential while enjoying every day working with your amazing new colleagues.

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