Jul 3, 2018
Sensibill Response
7yThanks for the compliments on our office, we think it’s great too. We’re looking forward to expanding our office in the next couple of weeks. We’ll share pictures once the construction and design are complete.
We understand that the recent employee turnover might seem surprising to some employees––or worse yet, might seem like a symptom of a greater problem--but rest assured, our management team was not surprised by any of these departures. It’s not uncommon for employees to leave during times of transition, or for employees to simply outgrow a company of our size. We have regular updates with our direct reports and do our best to provide them with opportunities for career growth. That being said, we could improve in some areas. We know we need to do better at providing learning and development opportunities, offering more feedback and recognition, and encouraging the team to be more innovative. We’ve launched initiatives to improve these areas with projects like 360 Reviews, Engagement Surveys, reintroducing Hackathons, and more.
In the last 6 months, we’ve hired key senior technology and product leaders whose role it is to develop and empower our growing team. We take our time with recruitment to ensure that we hire the right people. We do prioritize our recruitment for senior technical roles, however, the market for experienced tech talent is tough at the moment. Couple that with needing talent that fits our culture and values, and it makes the search more challenging. It may seem like non-technical roles are prioritized because their time to fill is quicker, but it doesn’t mean we’re not working hard to find new Sensibillians. Growing a scale-up is not always smooth sailing. To thrive at Sensibill, you have to be motivated by our challenges (which will change over time), and have the desire and resilience to work collaboratively to overcome them. That motivation may exist for you in the beginning and dissipate over time as we grow. We’ll work with you to rediscover that motivation, but we also recognize that we may not be successful; and that’s okay too.
