Don't believe the recent positive reviews -- clearly written by management! - Anonymous employee Everspring Employee Review

1.0
Sep 25, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart, kind colleagues who are creative and talented. You will get exposed to more types of tasks than you may get in a traditional office set up (chaos, work hours, etc). Get in and get out. That's what I'm doing. A growth industry that is interesting

Cons

CEO (Jeff Conlon) and President (Beth) have a dysfunctional relationship that trickles downwards. Co-founders are micromanagers and lack integrity, character, and stability. They're well-coiffed and overeducated used car salespeople. Everspring in general -- they need to tone things down and stop overpromising the world to partner schools things that they absolutely cannot deliver. Communication within the organization is very poor. I'm befuddled that such a small organization is so entrenched in such silos, but there's very little cross functional communication. Poor PTO. Benefits are subpar; pay is lower compared to industry standards

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Everspring Response
8y
I generally choose not to respond to attacks posted online that have the primary aim of being personally hurtful. I am making an exception in this case because inaccuracies in your post demean the tremendous accomplishments of your colleagues and co-workers. We are building a great company at Everspring, in support of world-class universities. Far from “overpromising,” we are delivering outstanding results, thanks to the talent and commitment of the Everspring team. These include student and faculty satisfaction scores well above 90%, award-winning instructional design, world-class “Net Promoter” scores from our partners and students, and retention and on-time graduation rates that meet or exceed those being delivered in our partners’ comparable face-to-face on-campus programs. These results change students’ lives and generate meaningful resources for our university partners to re-invest in their students, faculty, and scholarship. The attitude displayed in your post is insulting to everyone here who is working hard to build something excellent and meaningful. This forum is anonymous, but your words have impact on real people. We encourage you to come forward to either me, Beth, or Susan so that we can address your dissatisfaction or provide resources to transition out of Everspring. Life is too short to be so unhappy. Especially when your dissatisfaction reflects poorly on the great work of your colleagues and our team. -Jeff (CEO)

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Everspring Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. I am sorry to hear that your experience at Everspring did not meet your expectations. I understand how difficult organizational changes can feel. Creating a supportive, sustainable work environment is important to us, and we have successfully done so for hundreds of employees for well more than a decade. We are aware that having too little workflow or too much work are each challenging. As such, we regularly conduct workload reviews and adjust workload assumptions, to ensure our teams are engaged and well supported and that Everspring continues to thrive. We will take your feedback into consideration as we continue to undertake these reviews. We value the contributions of our team members and their long-term career success. If you have additional questions or suggestions, please reach out to me directly. We wish you the best in your next chapter. Audra, VP Human Resources
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