Friendly people, huge monolithic messy code base, global deployment lock, massive inertia to change - Anonymous employee Simply Business Employee Review

2.0
Apr 29, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people here are very friendly and willing to listen to ideas, they pay well and are pretty relaxed about time keeping. The work isn't technically difficult and there are very few stressful deadlines. Open to remote working fairly regularly.

Cons

People listening to ideas does not translate into change easily - or at all. Fairly rigid adherence to ceremony. Not very well shared understanding of process. Lack of technical challenge can make things boring. Teams and desks constantly re-arranged. Very little structure to the organisation. Everyone inputs on everything, and you need to address every single piece of feedback.

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Simply Business Response
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Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us! Thank you for being a part of our journey for over five years, and we wish you nothing but the absolute best in your next chapter.
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Great work life balance and vacation time....

Cons

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Thank you for sharing your feedback and perspective on your experience. We understand that organizational changes and layoffs can create frustration and uncertainty, and we appreciate you taking the time to share with us the areas where you feel we can improve. Transparency, communication, and supporting our teams continue to be important areas of focus for us.
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