Declining employee happiness - Customer Success Manager Smartly Employee Review

2.0
Nov 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast moving and collaborative organisation. People managers are usually very nice.

Cons

No longer a people first company, unfortunately. Back in 2020 this company used to be among the best in taking care of its employees. Since the last year the direction has changed. There are policies that allow the company to avoid paying fair bonuses (example, if they have half yearly bonuses and if you work for even 5 out of 6 months- your bonus will be 0). The company also denied me a referral bonus taking advantage of a policy grey area. Overall the HR now feels very unempatbetic and I got very lawyered answers in the past few months. Quite sad and shocking , given that this company used to be one of the best in terms of treating its people. At present I would honestly not recommend it. FYI: This review also encapsulates feedback from several employees I’ve heard from and not just my own.

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Smartly Response
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We thank you for your feedback and appreciate your candor. We are happy to hear that you liked our dynamic environment with strong collaboration and people managers around. When it comes to the referral bonus program, we can assure you that all Smartlies are eligible for receiving a referral bonus, except for the Leadership Team, Extended Leadership Team, VPs, Talent Team, and Hiring Managers. We also had clear guidelines on the bonus plan for our Customer Success teams. To earn the bonus, an employee must be in active employment status on the day performance results are measured against. We are sorry you felt you were not treated right in your case. At Smartly.io, we put people first and work hard to listen and to support every employee to maximise their learning and growth. We will make sure to share your feedback with our team and will seek to learn from this. Thank you again for sharing your perspective and your contribution to Smartly.io’s success during your time here. We wish you all the best in your next journey!

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