Manage expectations - Anonymous employee FinchFactor Employee Review

1.0
Nov 8, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get a chance at FF, that's a pro. Even if you have no work experience in the niche field they operate in - you get hired into a senior position. When you have no work experience at all, they'll hire you too - it seems like a great opportunity and they promise you the world. However, after a while you realise that these promises are pretty empty. You do learn a lot, not from senior management, but from the team. The Finchies are incredibly hard working and you learn endurance and perseverance, but no one can endure the icy atmosphere at FF, the lack of expectation management and the nonexistent work-life-balance for long.

Cons

Senior management tends to over promise to clients, partners and their employees and as a result the Finchies continuously find themselves in uncomfortable situations that reflect badly on them. Long working hours, impossible tasks and unfeasible expectations aren't the exception, they're the rule. When you start at FF they promise you the world with a cherry on top. But if the CEO tells you, you'll be accepted for who you are at FF, that you're valued, that you'll work in an international, diverse team - that's empty words. The CEO has her own agenda, and will pursue it no matter the cost. Employee retention isn't a thing at FF - only when 10 people quit in one year (and bear in mind they only have 20-25 in total), the remaining employees will get promotions or a raise because senior management is scared they'll leave too. The office atmosphere is cold, stressful and scary. Especially because you know that senior management keeps over promising, and you'll find yourself failing or caught in embarrassing situations over and over again. The industry knows that FF is a sinking ship, as they've tried to grow way too fast. They've tasted success and wanted more, more, more without stopping to take a step back and reflect.

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1.0
Nov 16, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The best thing about the company is its employees. They all work hard to produce great work for the clients. You may get the chance to work with some cool companies.

Cons

All the Glassdoor reviews are true and despite these reviews, nothing has changed. The company did a rebrand from finchfactor to futurefactor. Why? Unsure. The founder is verbally abusive, opportunistic, and unrealistic. She has her own agenda. She over promises to clients and as a result, the actual team doing the work finds themselves in situations that make them look bad and incompetent. When she realizes she's in the wrong, which doesn't happen often, she'll become fake sweet and physically affectionate which is inappropriate. The turnover rate is ridiculous and you'll only get a promotion after someone quits. They'll promise you growth opportunities when you join the company then you'll soon learn after a few months that was a lie. The entire management team is passive-aggressive. They're unable to self reflect and assess how their poor management skills affect the company. They prefer to pass the blame to the employee when things don't go their way.

1.0
Nov 26, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Clients and projects were great- learned a lot from my position. Colleagues were incredibly supportive and communicative.

Cons

Upper Management and CEO were terrible to work with, and not fit for the title they gave themselves. Founder, CEO was verbally abusive, opportunistic, inconsistent and put her colleagues in very difficult, uncomfortable situations. Spare your mental and physical well-being and do not work here for this company. There are plenty of great agencies out there that actual pay what you deserve, don't lie to your face and treat you with respect.

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