Team Cat or Team Dog - doesn’t matter if you can’t agree. We all agree that morale is at an all time low - Demand Generation Manager Pluralsight Employee Review

1.0
Jan 31, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My manager has helped me grow and strengthen my skillset tremendously. The team I’m on works well together. My salary isn’t the lowest (but isn’t the highest either). The open vacation policy is appreciated.

Cons

SVPs really will meet with your team and tell you to your face that they haven’t heard about any layoffs happening in the near future and will say whatever they have to to lower everyones anxiety levels when they start shooting through the roof because layoff rumors are becoming louder and more frequent. Next thing you know, layoffs are happening and you find out the SVP knew all along and even had a hand in who stayed and who got let go. It’s absolutely trust destroying. I don’t know how they think we won’t find out, especially when one of the Sr. Directors shares and gossips about the salaries of other team members with us. Speaking of layoffs, at least 5 layoffs have happened in the last 13 months. Following each layoff there is usually a small wave of resignations as well. The responsibilities and workloads of those laid off / resigned are spread out among those of us who are still here. However our pay does not increase. Some of our benefits are reduced if not frozen entirely; such as in role promotions, salary increases and bonuses. On top of all that we’re told to expect more layoffs. Morale plummets after each layoff and continually creeps lower every day in between layoffs. My current workload is unsustainable, and even though I’m transparent about that with my manager, there isn’t anything he or the team can do to help. We’re all stretched so thin right now but Pluralsight has nearly impossible goals for us to hit that we’re desperate to reach in hopes of getting some kind of salary increase.

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Pluralsight Response
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Thank you for the review. I'm glad to hear that you've found value in your manager's guidance and support, as well as in the collaborative environment of your team. I understand your concerns regarding communication around staff reductions and the subsequent impact on trust within the organization. Although we always strive to be as transparent as possible with team members, there are certain things we cannot disclose until we implement them. Sensitive topics like reductions are planned with a great deal of thought and care,and most leaders won’t be looped in beforehand unless their teams are directly impacted. However, I acknowledge the need to continue transparent communication and the importance of rebuilding trust, especially in light of recent events. Regarding compensation concerns, I’d like to call out that the only total rewards program that was paused in 2023 was merit. We ran two promotion cycles, as planned, in both 2022 and 2023 and we also paid a percentage of company bonuses for both years to team members participating in those programs. In the coming months, we’ll run merit and promotion programs to reward team members for their ongoing contributions. I recognize the strain that increased responsibilities can place on teams. I encourage you to continue sharing your concerns with your manager and leadership. By working together, we can identify solutions to ensure that teams are adequately supported and that your contributions are recognized and rewarded fairly. Will Clive Chief People Officer

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