High Pressure, Low Pay, Bad Culture - Anonymous employee Factorial Employee Review

1.0
May 15, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

very fast paced, good place to start out if you're fresh into the workforce

Cons

- salaries are LOW and under Barcelona's standards: you think you're getting 20k a year for example. but in fact, they make 30% of your pay a variable. You only get 14k a year and for the remaining it depends on your performance every month. They will explain this to you very badly because even they don't know how it works and realize how unfair this is. Most companies offer 20k + whatever variable. - they keep saying the culture at Factorial is great, but there is a lot of gossip, unequipped and understaffed HR, harsh criticism without explanation, no support from your manager or even a way to improve yourself without the fear of being fired constantly above your head - Management (CRO) has no proper way of speaking to people, can't take any criticism and sees people as numbers. - The teams are constantly shuffled under new managers. Their "managers" are in the company for 4 months and not trained on how to actually manage people. Makes me think they like to give titles instead of pay raises. - Forced to come to the office during a pandemic when no precautions are introduced at the office. There have been MULTIPLE positive cases and not once did the office get disinfected when they would close it for 2 weeks only.

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Factorial Response
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Thank you for the feedback. We read every single comment and make sure to improve with what we learn. We're sorry if we weren't successful at explaining compensation and the nature of your job position. This is critical and a misstep here has terrible consequences, for which we apologize. We're indeed a fast growing company and both our sales and people organizations have suffered from the rapid growth, as you mention. Regarding Covid safety measures: we take the safety of our employees and their families very seriously, and strictly comply with the recommendations of authorities, as well as constantly working with a third party who evaluates us and certifies compliance. We clean and desinfect the office on a daily basis, including before the office opens and after it closes. Lastly, we thank you again for your feedback and for having joined Factorial in the first place, and we hope you have found an opportunity that best fits your expectations and wish you all the luck.

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