Some rotten apples in the basket - Software Developer Freespee Employee Review

1.0
Feb 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice tech stack, mostly nice people and nice balance to the workload. Great offices and benefits.

Cons

Staff turnover is awful, for a reason. People that have no business working with other people and should not have passed the most basic HR screening are allowed to roam freely. The management is turning a blind eye just because they have some technical know-how. Individuals can be fired but management culture is hard to change, avoid!

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Freespee Response
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Thanks for your review. We are really happy to see that you appreciate our efforts to offer our staff a nice work environment, competitive benefits and a good work/life balance. As for the second part of your review, we hope you can provide more insight during our next enps survey, as we would be very interested in understanding why you would feel the way you described. Indeed, in terms of staff turnover, we feel we are doing pretty well: - 40% of our software developers have been with us for more than 5 years. - In January 2023, we had a staff turnover rate of 7.5% which is below our industry average. - In average, our current staff has been with us for 3.25 years. Our employees are also happy, as shown by our recent employee net promoter score of 53. Finally, we have a serious HR screening process and make sure we hire staff at a reasonable pace in order to provide them the best onboarding experience and make sure we keep our culture, which we are really proud of.

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