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Not a professional workplace - Software Engineer Abide Financial Employee Review

1.0
4 Aug 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good holiday package There are some very nice and genuine people

Cons

Politics seem to drive promotions Unprofessional communication and sudden structure changes Senior management are in a different valley No career development A number of people leaving and replaced by contractors The company is on track to lose reputation as key members are pushed to leave Do not be surprised if the CEO decides to hire an incompetent person to take a senior management position - (it is based on who he likes and dislike) London teams are in complete mess and the sales team over there sells / over promises clients with products that will not be delivered Few reviews above added by HR but do not really speak for the company I liked the company more when it was under the old management and before the ICAP acquisition

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Abide Financial Response
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Hi, Alice here! Thank you for leaving a review. It’s really disappointing to read that things didn’t work out for you here. I’d just like to touch on a couple of the points you have made, particularly around your comment “few reviews about added by HR but do not really speak for the company”. I can confirm that this is absolutely not true, we don’t add glorified reviews as we want our profile to be an honest and true reflection of how our employees feel about the business. I fully appreciate that we have gone through many changes over the past few months, but our people are some of the smartest in the industry and we’re growing as a business in a really positive way. I can, however, understand we have somewhat struggled with our fast growth whilst still maintaining the “small company/start-up” spirit. With the recent acquisition, it is inevitable that the culture may shift slightly, but we very much want to remain true to ourselves. Regarding our internal communications, this is something that we are working on as we know this is an area where we need to make improvements. We fully support and encourage career development here, so I’m shocked to read that you felt you weren’t progressing. We support external and internal training courses to assist in career development and really believe in nurturing our people. We’re sorry that you felt you couldn’t take the next step in your development. I would be happy to talk if you do want to get in touch, otherwise we wish you all the best for the future. Thank you, Alice.

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Cons

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Pros

Loads of autonomy albeit ample amounts of ambiguity to go with it hand in hand but that's what you expect from a young, fast growing company. You're either made for start ups/young companies or ones that are well established that just need maintaining. Diverse culture Opportunity to be part of carving the way forwards for the company at a young age and integrating with our parent company. Generous compensation package, opportunities arise frequently and plenty of scope to make a job what you want it to be. Exposure to challenges you might not necessarily get in an established organisation Plenty of annual get togethers to have fun Loads of really interesting people to work with albeit some of the techs can be really high maintenance.

Cons

Definitely not a company for people that want a steady pace or find it difficult to roll with the punches/changes in direction, though this is not negative, just your preference. Structures change quite frequently but again this is part of a rapid growth process, its expected. Some things change really quickly, others that seem simple can sometimes take a long time but they do eventually happen.

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