A company still trying to figure it out - Anonymous employee Searchspring Employee Review

2.0
Jan 10, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people (for the most part), good office location.

Cons

This company has been around for 11 years, but you would think it's still in the startup stage from the way it is run. There is not much process in place for training or long term employee development. If you're looking to join a growing company with a lot of opportunity, you should avoid SearchSpring. I heard of multiple cases where management will promise an employee a performance review/opportunity for a raise, but will keep pushing it off. Ridiculous. This company does not seem to understand that its most valuable assets are its employees. The CEO can be a micromanager, and seems insecure that his employees are taking advantage of him. This mindset trickles down and does not make for a fun culture (just my two cents). There is another co-founder, who still collects a salary even though he doesn't really do anything. He is never in the office, and lives in a different state. I'm not sure why he is still with the company. Management is ignorant to criticisms and high employee turnover (probably due to a lack of experience of management). It's a fine company if you stick around for a year or two, but there probably isn't a prosperous future for anyone beyond that.

avatar
Searchspring Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback. We agree! And while no one wants to work in a company that is bogged down in the quagmire of red-tape, the lack of process at Searchspring was hurting us. In the last five months or so we have taken incremental steps to add sensible processes where there was chaos and the results have been encouraging. The new CEO, while involved in the details of the day to day operation, gives his employees much room to achieve the required results and we have also stopped paying people that don’t do anything. :) We have started to roll out a management review process where direct reports are asked to score their managers on a series of criteria (career development, respect, technical knowledge, etc.) and that is used to help our managers grow and foster a better work environment for everyone. We’re also toying with the idea of a slack bot to help capture this kind of information too: https://officevibe.com/

Explore other reviews about Searchspring

5.0
Jan 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Team environment. Anyone can contribute good ideas no matter position level. Awesome product.

Cons

I don’t have any at this time.

1.0
Sep 19, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None. Used to be a fun and motivating place to work until they brought in a new CEO. Went downhill fast from there.

Cons

The company was bought out and they brought in a new CEO and their posse so it's just one giant clique. New CEO is a ghost, forgot he's even part of the company at times. Seems like only Senior management gets the promotions/ raises. Communication is non-existent. Poor culture. Poor growth opportunities just a lot of false promises.

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All