DotActiv Reviews

The business offering at its core is not a bad one, however, it's the company's board-level leadership that is steering DotActiv in an irredeemable direction. They originally built a business model off of hiring graduates that have little to no experience. This allows the company to offer non-competitive salaries and pass policies that would not be overlooked by seasoned talent. I would highly recommend anyone who considers joining this company to read their contracts very carefully. DotActiv implements a 'cost of training' that needs to be paid back if you resign within 2/3 years. They also lock you into a highly restrictive restraint of trade agreement and provide a long list of companies you will not be allowed to work for after leaving their employment. Overall, there seems to be no one who is able to keep what is ethical and in the best interests of the staff, top of mind for the board. Those who have tried have often ended up suspended, dismissed, at the CCMA or even in court. There is a large drive from top management for the growth of the company, however, with the poor level of strategic direction, proposed initiatives are simply not feasible. For example, staff were promised 5-year career roadmaps which were never delivered. This environment is also highly focused on a culture of control and disciplinary action is unfortunately a common occurrence. I believe that these factors have contributed to the high level of staff turnover that is experienced. Many members of the senior management team have resigned over the past year or so, leaving the average tenure in the company very low. This also leads to a lack of experience within the company and clients suffer the consequences.

The salaries they pay are completely unlivable, and you can forget about ever getting a resonable increase or bonus, when they are even given on the rare occasion. You will be contractually obligated to pay back the R20000-R40000 training cost if you leave the company before your contract ends, so they essentially trap you in a miserable, low-paying job where you will be horifically overworked and underappreciated. It is extremely common place to be working more than 5 hours overtime every day, which you will of course not be payed for. They hook you with teh promise of completely remote work, but you will still be extremely micro-managed. They will make you use an app on your phone which uses your geo-location to track you during work hours. Even if you are hired for a remote role, they can force you to move to an in-person client office and will claim that it is part of your contract. You will be forced to purchase your own laptop that is in line with the specs they provide. The upper management is inexperienced, and ill-prepared to lead this company (essentially it is all just one family of parents and brothers in the executive roles). You can forget about getting any assitance or guidance from the management, it would be best to rely on your co-workers who have been there for longer than you. Any time that you try to provide constructive feedback to the company you will be made a target for bad treatment. BEWARE of any positive reviews on here - they have almost certainly been posted by the upper management team who are very aware of their negative image on sites like this and have voiced to the company that the negative reviews make it difficult to find new hires to replace people leaving, as there is an extremely high staff turnover here.