Maistro reviews

2.4

32% would recommend to a friend

(61 total reviews)

Laurence Cook

100% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Maistro has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Maistro employee rating is 38% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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61 reviews
1.0
May 14, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Work here if you literally have no other options and desperately need a salary

Cons

In May 2015 blur Group issued its fourth revenue warning since the beginning of 2014, which is virtually unheard of in the history of public companies and shows a lack of professionalism from the Board and the Management team. The company’s shares have lost more than 90 per cent of their value over this period too. If this is not enough to make you reconsider taking a job at this company, blur Group is also under scrutiny by a big accounting watchdog over the way it has booked deals - e.g. how it has reported on the money it has made. blur Group and its auditors are dealing with inquiries from the Financial Reporting Council‎, the UK corporate governance regulator, and because of this are delaying releasing their financial results for the year ending December 31 2014. What this all means is that the company is on shaky ground. If you are still considering working for this company then only take a position if you are willing to be bullied, ranted at by a delusional CEO, forced to keep up the sham that the company is 'awesome' and be treated like you were still at school. The company is also in such poor shape that if you expect to be given a budget and/or a team, don't count on that. blur Group has the worst HR I have personally experienced so whatever you are promised at interview will not necessarily come to fruition. Finally, while I was employed at the company 5 employees resigned every month on average, and when the total global staff is only around 50-60 that in itself adds to the awful atmosphere at all 3 offices in London, Dallas and Exeter.

1.0
Dec 19, 2015

STAY AWAY!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have learned a lot durning my time at blur, however mainly through bad experiences. The concept itself is great if it would be managed appropriately and not only used to "suck" cash out of customers and suppliers pockets. One of the few positives out of all this is the opportunity I had, to work with some great people, and thank God most of them have left the business already, and hopefully the ones left in there will follow the escapees soon.

Cons

I don't even know where to start: Staff members are asked to come in before their normal starting time (for a ridiculous stand up meeting) and expected to work overtime without any remuneration (you are lucky if you hear a "thank you" at the end of the day) Employees are being shout and sworn at in front of others and treated in the most discouraging and disrespectful way possible by line managers and senior management. I am disgusted by senior management's lack of respect for others. Staff are being ultra micro-managed, and not allowed to think for themselves. All they want is people to execute orders without asking any questions, then held responsible for the poor outcomes. I have seen a ridiculous number of people leaving and very few coming in to replace them. The business reckons that as the platform is becoming automated, less people are needed to run it and therefore made redundant, however daily users of the website are sometimes unable to perform the easiest tasks, as resetting a password, without support. Most of the customers are disappointed with the company's misleading practices, and numerous fees they are being charged, as their projects rarely get to fruition. On the other hand, service providers are expected to invest a lot of time and effort when pitching and most of the time see no benefit of this. There is no infrastructure "behind the scenes" to support the various packages and plans, buyers and sellers are being asked to subscribe to. Numbers are constantly pumped up and under no circumstances reflect the sad reality behind these. I have witnessed some of the most shocking ways of increasing the numbers of projects showcased on the website, sometimes without even the customer's agreement for their requirements to go public. I would be very surprised to see the company still exists, in 6 months time.

1.0
Oct 6, 2015

Toxic!

Recommend
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Pros

There are no pros for working here. As the title suggests, the working environment is toxic!

Cons

Management Team are very, very weak. The morning 'stand up' where employees are humiliated, is awful. Employees have been forced to provide 'positive' Glassdoor Reviews and more recently all employees forced to complete a 'book review' on Amazon on 'Doing More with Less'. Size Zero Enterprise is a joke - especially when it doesn't apply to Executive Management. Staff turnover is extreme and HR failed every single employee. Once you resign, you are treated like a leper - and management twist and concoct all kinds of allegations against you. The way they conduct themselves can only be described as gross misconduct. The company initially Devon was excited about it - now word of mouth - they have been blacklisted by the majority of recruitment companies and have a terrible local reputation. Notorious as bad payers - suppliers, experts and will only pay when legal proceedings are threatened. Shareholders and Investors are misled, which are all well known in the media. The sinking ship.

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