Problems have been piling up - Anonymous employee Nerdery Employee Review

2.0
May 15, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Opportunity to work with really smart and wonderful people -Being around so many smart people means you learn a lot, and fast -Having dogs at work is great for morale

Cons

-A few bad apples are beginning to spoil the bunch in various departments around the company -Management has been hiring outside leaders that are poor culture fits, pushing the company further into a corporatey depression -The company's vision is to be the "best place in the world for nerds to work" but management doesn't genuinely care about employee well-being -Pay is below average across the board, and with recent budget cuts, it's gotten even worse

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Nerdery Response
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This is Tom O’Neill. The only thing our company sells is access to smart people like you, but this isn’t the only reason I care about your well-being. Nurturing a culture as rich as ours is important work, and I don’t see everything - please help me see it. And while most of our leaders have risen from within our ranks and grown into their leadership positions, I hope you’ll join me in remaining open to the perspectives and ideas of new leaders we bring onboard. On wages and benefits, we actively assess the market to remain competitive – I don’t know who you are, but I understand your worth to our company. Glad to discuss any of this with you.

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