Playroll

People, product, vision - you really can have it all! - Anonymous employee Playroll Employee Review

5.0

Feb 2, 2023

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Playroll is built and run by people who are incredibly smart, friendly and driven. Having grown rapidly in the past 12 months, I was expecting chaos and inevitably some "wrong hires", but have yet to see any of that. This is a business that is truly customer centric and empowering to all employees. Without the burden of external investment, it has allowed the business to be a "people-first" organisation AND ambitious - something that is sadly rare in today's economic environment.

Cons

Standard laptops are PCs not Macs (I know, really clutching at straws)

1.0

Dec 2, 2025

Manager

Recommend

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Pros

Playroll hosts a lot of socials and will buy staff coffee and lunch.

Cons

Critically toxic work culture and broken systems. There is no structure. Everything breaks, all the time. Daily backstabbing and infighting. Critically short-staffed. Everyday is spent putting out fires, it's impossible to do your job. The founders repeatedly claim that there are "no golden calves" and that they "want people that will speak up and challenge the status quo" but the people who do, are the ones that get fired! Zero work-life balance. It's a culture of burnout. they treat their staff like matchsticks. Burn them out and then discard them via MSA. Company preaches transparency, but there is none. Questionable morals and ethics from founders. Hire and fire mentality. It's clear that the founders do not understand the landscape in which they operate. Rapid staff turnover! The founders think they are untouchable and they conduct themself like thugs. They rule with fear, everyone is constantly scared of losing their jobs. Do not believe the 4 - 5 star reviews of the company. HR is padding up the numbers and have forced current staff to leave positive reviews, as they are struggling to find people to work there. If you are thinking of working there, then I'd encourage you to reach out to previous employees and hear what their experience was.

Playroll Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. Playroll is a fast-growing company operating in a complex, high-change environment, and with that comes both opportunity and challenge. We recognise that startup life is not for everyone, and different environments suit different people at different stages of their careers. We are proud that many of our employees actively recommend Playroll as a place to work, and we encourage anyone considering joining us to speak directly with current team members to gain a balanced and genuine view of what it’s like to work here. We operate as a merit-based organisation with high expectations, and we are equally committed to supporting our people’s growth through feedback, development, and continuous improvement. We are not perfect, neither as a company nor as founders, and we don’t claim to be. One of our core values is Better than yesterday, and that means we take all feedback seriously, reflect on it, and continue to learn and evolve as we build. We wish you well in finding the environment that is the right fit for you and every success in your journey ahead.

People, product, vision - you really can have it all! - Anonymous employee Playroll Employee Review

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