Really Unpleasant Management - Software Engineer Harmonia Employee Review

2.0
Dec 6, 2022
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Pros

Lots of good people Exciting work

Cons

It took me a while to really come to terms with how bad my experience here actually was. It was my first job out of college and I didn't really understand what professionalism was supposed to look like. After getting screamed at in a meeting by upper management, I finally left the company and almost left the field entirely, but fortunately took a contracting position elsewhere. I was amazed at how much easier I found it to grow with a manager who was able to criticize my work while still respecting me as a person. Bottom line - Harmonia was a decent place to launch my career and I learned a lot, but I wish I'd left a lot sooner.

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Harmonia Response
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Thank you for your honest feedback, and I am truly sorry you had this experience. Sometimes passion for the work and for the success of the team can be expressed inappropriately, and it is important for all of us to continue to grow as managers and as professionals and hone our communication skills to better impact our goals. I do hope you took the opportunity to connect with HR/other management regarding your experience so that we were able to mentor and provide direction as needed to ensure that situation didn't happen again. I am glad that you were able to learn a lot as part of our team, and it sounds as though, despite our imperfections, we provided a good foundation for your career. We do want to treat our team well, and I appreciate that you recognize that. Our employees are the best part of who we are, and mutual respect and trust are essential to our continued success.

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