Webanywhere reviews

2.4

29% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)
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Sean Gilligan

25% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Webanywhere has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Webanywhere employee rating is 38% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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72 reviews
1.0
May 17, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to start a lucrative sweepstake on who’s next to hand in their notice. You never know what you’ll come into from one day to the next. A bit like Russian Roulette if all the chambers were loaded.

Cons

Since I started at Webanywhere the staff turnover in the UK office has been about 70%. These other reviews are accurate, and the desperate attempt of the MD to write 5* reviews rather than to tackle the problem tells you everything you need to know. Reading Webanywhere’s response to some reviews referring to it as “fake news” is beggars belief. The amount of times I saw staff being bullied, chastised, and publicly humiliated is beyond counting, and their attempt to delegitimise these reviews is testament to their clear unwillingness to accept responsibility. If you like 1984 by George Orwell then you’ll have a good idea of what it’s like working at Webanywhere. The MD micromanages the life out of the company, constantly checking scores and telling everyone how to do their job. The targets are plucked out of thin air and the he’ll breath down your neck every step of the way. Should you happen to use any of your own initiative then the Thought Police will be hot on your heels. Any meaningful work that will benefit customers and the business is set aside, everyone must pander to the MD at all times, which usually involves doing asinine tasks. If you don’t work at the company you would assume all the stories are a joke. For example, the MD genuinely once said in a Sales Team brief: “What is it you admire about North Korea?” The company is getting desperate and it shows. Targets are set to be unachievable so they don’t have to pay commission, prices are being increased (despite the heaviest school budget cuts since the early 1990s!) and support and development staff are being made redundant to make way for more sales staff. Customers in the Primary Department are plummeting because little to no customer service is provided. Give it 12 months, there will be no staff or customers, just an MD at his desk in an empty office shouting “MINUTES! CALLS! LINDA VIDEOS!”

1.0
May 2, 2017

Its been eventful!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people are amazing! You won't meet a better group, I thank them for my sanity being restored daily. The central location is great for shopping, commuting and for many needed drinks after work The tales I have lived to tell are brilliant!

Cons

Things change litterally everyday whether that be kpis or what product is being pushed which can make things really frustrating for everyone involved Do not plan anything because god forbid you have some form of a life after you finish because there's a good chance you won't be leaving on time! People have homes to go to just bare that in mind The mad half baked and irrelevant ideas that are thrown around by the M.D on a daily basis are soul destroying, just when you think normality is setting in, you see him bounding over like excited puppy with no clue to the real world!!! The fun that is install in this company litterally doesn't exist bar the colleagues and friends you will make who really do make the bad times bareable ( which is pretty much everyday) Don't listen to any of the positive reviews there all lies written by the M.D trying to paper over the cracks and make him feel a little better about his sinking ship! The previous reviews on well-being and mental health are incredibly accurate, where you will cry at least once a week and by the time Sunday comes round you'll question whether it is worth going back!

1.0
May 1, 2017

What a train wreck

Recommend
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Pros

Good coworkers Good customers Good location in city centre Sadly that's it.

Cons

Management team have no idea what they are doing. Company is a sinking ship with all the talented staff leaving due to abusive working conditions. You will notice a trend that for every negative staff review the MD will create a new email account to post a "great" review filled with his buzz words.

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