Could be something so much better than in reality - Anonymous employee Tech21 Employee Review

1.0
Nov 8, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Cool office location. Some really nice hardworking people. Genuinely impressive products. Huge potential to be a great place to work

Cons

I've never worked in office which tolerates such disrespectful behaviour from senior management to staff. I witnessed and received some shocking behaviour. Senior management team takes pride in making people fear for their job on a daily basis. The staff turnover is huge, they seem to believe all problems are the individual people and not a wider issue. I saw some people worked so hard they were in tears after work. I saw management openly belittle, body sham and have "banter" whilst never allowing anyone to answer back. The sense self importance of certain senior managers was incredible, they really believe they're captains of industry and know everything. The HR team and social committee do try to build a sense of play hard / work hard but so often each "incentive" had an underlying catch. It was very much "take part or face consequences" despite the normal protestation being you had work which needed to be done. The owner is the best thing about the company and the worst. He's a genuine charismatic man with a clear passion to make his company a success. It is just so very sad that he is being blinkered by the 5/6 people he is paying a huge amount of money to for advice. Everyone get 3 months or so honeymoon period with him before someone feeds frustrations to him and the blame game begins. HR are not HR. Personal problems are ignored. They promote a Tech21 family with values. Well if I was a child of this family, I'd call NSPC in a heart beat.

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Pros

Responsive senior leadership with a serious growth potential. The company is young and enthusiastic and has a natural quick pace, the environment is best suited for an outgoing personality that is able to react positively and swiftly to change. There are tremendous opportunities for personal development and growth as well as cross functional movement within the company. Senior leadership is always personally available to hear any concerns.

Cons

The company is growing quickly and as such it would be worthwhile to invest in formal training of its employees as opposed to OJT (on the job training).

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Sep 10, 2018
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Pros

Handful of talented people & great flexshock product

Cons

What could be a highly profitable and successful company is chaotic and dysfunctional. They keep repeating the same vicious cycle with hopes that things will magically change. They have the ability to find very talented people but they treat them poorly so they don’t stay. No one is hired on with the tools to be successful. There are no formal processes or training to speak of. Everyone is thrown into a back logged situation with a sink or swim attitude. First off, STOP hiring for sales positions and focus on actually delivering the product. Because who cares if you can make the sales if you aren’t able to follow through to meet deadlines and customer requests?! The main issues are in Operations. It’s a complete joke! The UK has no clue on how to manage the daily logistics. There's no control or management of the US team. The US team sporadically shows up for work or disappears large portions of the day. Then when they finally do THEIR JOB they create a fuss so they're rewarded undeserving with promotions and privileges. Their abrasive and negative attitude caused carriers to flat out refuse to do business with Tech21. Tech21 prides itself on having a start up mentality. They need to get their act together by focusing their efforts on streamlining their processes and creating successful employees the company will never survive!

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