Amazing concept- Horrid place to work - Anonymous employee BetterUp Employee Review

1.0
Jul 1, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The mission truly profound as are my direct peers Note -they have new hires write on glassdoor in the first week so the things you read on here are not real.

Cons

• Bullying of middle management. For me it’s the right thing to bring this up as I watch several peers be bullied and treated unfairly • Unfair treatment. Absolute favoritism and people held to different standards among peers. One thing is expected of one person but not another in the same role. Favoritism • psychologically unsafe place to work. Everyone is uncomfortable and living in fear. When I first started things were incredibly inspiring, now that we are marching towards an IPO all care for employees is out the window. I’ve actually never felt this lack of care as a person at any other organization. It’s keep your head down…do your work, don’t get on someones bad side. No one will go to HR as HR is close to leaders . No one wants to risk speaking up at the cost of there job. I would reach out to several past employees before working here. If I didn’t love the mission I would leave. It’s hard to see peers being treated in my opinion with manipulation and abusive tactics. If I had to do it over I would encourage my company to buy BU but wouldn’t work here.

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BetterUp Response
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We are grateful that you have taken the time to share your feedback with us. Our priority is to cultivate an environment where employees on all teams have the support and direction to thrive, both on a personal and professional level. Your feedback is incredibly concerning to us, as these are counter to our commitment of fostering growth and enablement for everyone on the team. Our open door policy and anonymous feedback mechanisms are always accessible to our team to encourage everyone to candidly share ideas or express concerns to give us an opportunity to improve. We’re committed, as an HR team and as a leadership team, to address these types of concerns with care and speed. In addition, our recurring employee engagement survey and caucus will begin again in August. We look forward to your involvement in the Culture Canvass and Culture Caucuses, since your active participation will be critical for your anonymous feedback to be captured throughout every step of the process. You listed you are still a current employee, and that company mission alignment is important to you. If you are willing to share more details with us, our HR team would be grateful for the opportunity to learn more about where we can improve. Thank you again for your candid feedback, and we hope to hear from you soon. - The BetterUp People Team

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5.0
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