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3.1

50% would recommend to a friend

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Jonathan Grayer

48% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jun 30, 2017

Imagine Learning Review

Anonymous employee
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Pros

had a great vision, working to help kids,

Cons

poor leadership, lack of transparency

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Imagine Learning Response
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Ouch! Please feel free to talk to your manager or to HR about your concerns. We want to understand how we can earn your confidence in Imagine Learning.
2.0
Apr 27, 2017

Falling into a Rabbit Hole

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Amazing product! Probably the best out there! Loved my co-workers. Great work/life balance. When it's good, it's great and I overall enjoyed the company but there were definitely things that had me looking elsewhere as continued to work and watch the environment change year to year.

Cons

Working remote, the company struggled with effective and timely communication. The heads of the sales team and customer success team expect their employees to work and talk together but it does not seem like they do themselves. Bonuses that are claimed to be tied to performance were not and inconsistent. It seemed more like a popularity contest. The discrepancy in pay increases and bonuses cannot be explained. CSM's work extremely hard and tirelessly for (supposed to be "with" but it's "for") their APM's. CSM's are not compensated for the work they do. The main part of the job expectation is to make sure customers are satisfied enough that they renew, yet when we guarantee the renew, the APM (sales) comes and collects the check on top of all of the commission. You don't see a dime of it unless you have a generous APM who offers because they recognize your work. They try hard to make it a great place to work but miss the mark a lot because they do not listen to the concerns of the employees. CSM's keep the programs up and running outside of the engineering room, but are treated like the bottom of the barrel. Technology issues are a huge burden and the most consistent thing going at IL. CSM's are put in bad positions, because many times we were not notified about the issues (by the company who know about them), but would get blamed at the schools and would not know how to rectify the situation or even notify our customers. To our customers we are the face of Imagine Learning, so we had to "fall on the sword" every time and many times looked unprofessional because we were not informed and didn't have a "talk track". Nepotism runs deep here and the ability for growth is very limited and leads to nowhere. Moral is starting to waver as micromanagement seems to be increasing. Upper management in for the field department could be much better and more knowledgeable about what CSM's do. Doesn't seem like a clear plan... many ideas get throw out with the expectation that we adjust to them, but then they are changed before you can even tell if it worked. I hope they look at the areas that are hurting them and evaluate from the inside out...

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Imagine Learning Response
8y
I'm sorry your experience wasn't completely positive. We have made great improvements this year and hope the concerns you shared are already improving. We realize there is still much we can do, and our team is committed to making the necessary changes.
1.0
Jan 25, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Mission-driven. People not in management positions really care about the work they are doing.

Cons

People in mid-to-higher level management positions micromanage to ensure their image of superiority/status is maintained to higher-ups. There is a definite lack of organization and communication between departments and nobody really seems to understand what anyone else in the company is doing.

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Imagine Learning Response
8y
We're sorry you left before we could discuss your concerns personally. Since you wrote this review, we have seen many positive changes at Imagine Learning. We'll keep working to do even more.
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