Employee growth not honored or encouraged - Engineer Searchspring Employee Review

- SearchSpring tends to prefer external hires over internal promotions. The cycle is "wouldn't it be cool if we had someone who could this for us", then run with that idea, new hire becomes a temporary poster child, they find out the new hire/position isn't actually a good idea, new hire leaves, existing employees (who have been growing for years) are left where they are, told they're not qualified for the position, and repeat. - SearchSpring claims they're employee-first and all about employee growth, but it's a facade. They say that until anyone (even highly talented, senior employees) wish to move up from their current position, despite repeated failures to find anyone more talented and more qualified for the positions than the untapped talent they already have. Instead, you'll be seen as entry-level regardless of how long you've been there or how much you've grown over those years, unless you practically force them to look at you differently. - The engineering team is underpaid, and they consistently attempt to convince you you're a lower level engineer than you are. It's worse in other departments, and it would seem that engineering actually has it the best. - There exists a ever-permeating insecurity that the employees are trying to take advantage of the company (when really they just want to be recognized), which trickles down and creates a toxic environment and tension. - Among the senior staff, there's a feeling of "support group" and most of the people, ironically, only stay because the other depressed employees support each other and have, over years, become afraid that they wont have that type of support at other companies (even though they would have much better luck elsewhere).