Not worth it - Anonymous employee Sonder Employee Review

1.0
Apr 16, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Met some really great colleagues and mentors

Cons

You only get promoted if you’re friends with the CEO. This is not merit based. HR is unprofessional, hostile and very politically partisan. They threw us under the bus during the outbreak, and then promoted themselves. They use exorbitant benefits as bait to get people in. VERY deceptive and shady business practices. The company values are fake and just there to save face.

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Sonder Response
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Our Measure What Matters performance review program is designed to evaluate character (embodying Sonder Principles) and capabilities (fulfilling job responsibilities) twice each year. The main intention being: provide actionable feedback through meaningful conversations that enable growth and professional development. While our CEO does play a key role in helping shape the overall strategy, individual promotions are not part of that equation; they’re based solely on merit, potential, and business need. We’re missing a bit of context on the additional feedback that you shared but would welcome the opportunity to chat further. Please reach out to hrbp@sonder.com and we’ll set something up!

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