Every now and then this company falls into a hire and fire cycle - Product Manager CONTENTSERV Employee Review

1.0
Oct 15, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Hope I can mention one - alas there is none!

Cons

Contentserv a crappy company can set your career back and even jeopardize any kind of future success for an employee. Fellow career aspirants no matter how desperate you are for a job, or how annoyed you may be at your current gig, there are some companies you’re better off not working for – And Contentserv is one such Company. The Indian leadership here is very fickle. The postman MD here as referred to in one of the previous reviews has no specific quality than taking information from here to there which is developing a bad internal culture which makes retention nearly impossible, no matter how talented the new hires maybe. India has too many executives brainstorming, leaving too few employees tasked with executing. In the era of transparency, while most companies are fully aware that they must attract the best talent at Contentserv off-cycle promotions are provided for employees by means of nepotism firing few employees tasked with execution with no proper reasoning. Location leader makes promised in public however these are broken parallelly basis favoritism. When routed to HR result is blank stares and shrugged shoulders.

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CONTENTSERV Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your time at Contentserv. We’re sorry that you didn’t have the best of times during your tenure here and it’s true that everyone has a unique experience while working here. As we all know the organization is undergoing a transformation in the areas of strategy, technology and also culture, change is something we all have to adapt to. Regarding your comment about the lack of quality in India leadership, I as the India Head would definitely be open to listen to your thoughts, and you can feel free to connect to me as per your convenience and pick a suggestion or to since a healthy organizational culture is very important to us. Like many other organization, regular performance reviews are a part of the continuous improvement process and we are not different so that we stay true to our commitment to our employees as well as our customers to deliver excellence in our products. We always believe that a fair evaluation of performances and associated rewards are done without any prejudice to anyone, keeping in mind the criticality of the roles and the value being added to the organization. We also note your comment about the brainstorming happening within the India leadership level, however, we strongly believe that rightly translated vision can help with the right execution of the strategy which is very important. Lastly, we really appreciate your suggestions, and will consider them as the organization continues to evolve towards maturity and wish you a great future ahead !!

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5.0
Mar 12, 2021
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Pros

A lot of opportunities to learn, collaborate and make an impact.

Cons

Work - life balance is something you need to manage on your own

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CONTENTSERV Response
5y
This is very useful feedback- thank you very much for sharing it here. Your perspective is very valuable and important to understand!
5.0
Feb 27, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Contentserv means that you will be working with some of the most dedicated people in the field of product information management and master data management. The talent and experience of the team at Contentserv forced me to become much better and changed the way I approach tasks large and small. Other benefits include: - Total autonomy - Belief in doing what's "right" for yourself, for the company, for the customer - Super cool software - Opportunities to work with some of the coolest brands out there If you are experienced and entrepreneurial then Contentserv gives you the tools to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to really shine in your field.

Cons

This list is much shorter, but I would mention: - Occasional "all hands" calls set at times that are crippling if you live in the US (3-5 am depending on time zone) - US benefits could be a lot better - Lack of clear internal communications (you almost never know when people join or leave, which causes people to speculate/gossip) and a defined RACI chart so you know who to ask for what I would add however that changes are coming and that despite these factors I have not lowered my overall score of Contentserv due to what I view as the overwhelming positives above.

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CONTENTSERV Response
5y
We are excited to receive such great recognition. Contentserv is the true definition of growth and employing such professionals as yourself. We are proud of all our great talented employees around the Globe. As you mentioned; such feedback has empowered us to create and implement tools that are going to improve our internal communications as a whole. Congratulations on your first year with Contentserv! Once again warmest appreciation for the wonderful feedback.
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