Trending in the wrong direction - Software Engineer Simply Business Employee Review

1.0
May 6, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work life balance is good, at least for now

Cons

Engineering recently had the brilliant idea of using "commits per day" to measure developer productivity. For any experienced engineer, that pretty much speaks for itself. They also used to have consistent opportunities to submit for promotions/merit increases, but they have recently been significantly delaying it.

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Simply Business Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback and will make sure that it’s shared with Engineering Leadership. We recently launched new ways to help SBers be their best and make a meaningful impact on our customers and part of this was a commits per day measure. We believe that these new metrics balance our commitment to innovation and speed to market. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to success in Engineering, our intent is to strike a balance across a variety of goals to ensure our Engineers have the proper tools, support, and direction to continue to innovate and bring impactful technology solutions to market for our customers. Our mission is for SBers to grow more here than anywhere else. We’ve had a number of promotions at SB already this year, and we’ve recently been working hard to improve the opportunities for personal growth at SB. Your review has highlighted there is potential to improve the ways we communicate this across Engineering. Personal development can take many forms and paths. We encourage you to speak with your Engineering Manager or Shared Services Leadership if you have any questions on how to grow your career while at SB.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Great people, stable company, office easily navigatable

Cons

Room for growth can be limited

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Simply Business Response
2w
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It’s great to hear that you enjoy working with our team, value the company's stability, and appreciate having an office that's easy to navigate!
2.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance and vacation time....

Cons

Many internal issues and felt like this last round of layoffs was to protect inadequate leaders vs hardworking employees. I understand companies do layoffs but this just felt like Senior management trying to protect themselves because they aren't doing an effective job. I really think there are some issues with the leadership team and it probably needs an overhaul. There was never any strategy from product outside of one small area. The rest of the business was left without any guidance or support. I really think the US/UK shared services model does not work. The UK and US just are entirely different markets and the UK at the end of the day doesn't really care about the US nor move as quickly.

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Simply Business Response
2mo
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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