take this job for $ but keep looking for a better one - Senior Software Engineer MoneySmart Group Employee Review

2.0
Jun 6, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employees are nice, I felt very welcome at first but then it turned out they're there to follow the CEO's vision of the world; if they disagree with you, they will report you to the management for not being a cultural fit.

Cons

Management is extremely lazy, they admitted during my employment they're there just for the extra $ so don't bother taking to them, no action will ever be taken. I asked my manager to help me get more responsibilities and guide me to be a manager one day too, then he started cancelling our 1:1 constantly and that was it. Then he blamed ME for being discouraged! Don't count on the management or HR. HR doesn't respect privacy, I learned facts about other employees that should stay private from the HR and I didn't ever ask about them! Other than that, stabbing in the back is a norm despite of having "no politics" as one of the core values--as soon as you point out what they do wrong and try to improve it, other employees will try to get rid of you because you "keep adding them work" (<- I got this exact message on slack from another senior engineer and NO ACTION was ever taken from management side! Feel free to threat and harass as much as you want...)

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MoneySmart Group Response
6y
Dear Reviewer, Thank you for your review and feedback. We take your feedback seriously and will continue to look into ways we can do better. Thank You, People & Culture Team

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3.0
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Pros

People are really nice and it’s a fun environment

Cons

Senior management needs to align on a long term strategy.

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MoneySmart Group Response
7y
Dear former colleague, Thanks for recognising the culture and environment that we have at MoneySmart. We work very hard to bring on board the right type of people and create a culture where people love working together. Regarding business strategy, we try and spend as much time as possible to document and communicate this to everyone because we fully recognise the risks and inefficiencies of a misaligned team. We’re sorry that this wasn’t the experience you had at your time at MoneySmart, we’re taking your feedback onboard and looking into how we ensure that we do better. Thank you. Sincerely, Vinod Nair CEO
4.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

Relatively flexible work environment, positive and helpful work culture and colleagues, nice office environment and pantry

Cons

Structurally stagnant, misalignment in senior leadership

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