Great people, terrible management - Creative Strategist Fat Beehive Employee Review

1.0
Feb 17, 2023
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Pros

Great colleagues, working for charitable causes

Cons

Does not follow the values of a BCorp whatsoever. People are viewed as disposable by the higher ups, and some of the executive management decisions feel vindictive. Constantly being told this is the best job we'll ever have, while doing extremely little to back it up.

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Fat Beehive Response
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During COVID we kept the whole team together and protected everyone's jobs. When staff needed our help, we have always provided it and been very flexible - whether they need to live overseas to look after sick parents or have been long-term sick themselves, we have looked after our team. Last year we invested £40K in new disabled toilets, organised a well-attended Black in Tech event to encourage Black Londoners (who are vastly underrepresented in tech) to consider a tech career, and took on two former prisoners to train them to be developers - to ensure we are as inclusive and diverse as possible. These are all long-term investments in our staff team. No business makes vindictive decisions, and no company dismisses people lightly and certainly not if they are high performers. We do strive to make Fat Beehive the best place people will ever work - but we are a business and need to put the needs of the business first.

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1.0
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Pros

Besides the heads of a company, people are nice to work with

Cons

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5.0
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Cons

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