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      Terrible workplace, do not join - Customer Experience Hive Technologies Employee Review

      1.0
      6 Jun 2023
      Customer experience
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - learning opportunities (at the expense of the below cons)

      Cons

      They write fake reviews to look better, but the truth is that this company is so bad from too many points of view: - deceiving interviews: they will not be completely honest about their expectations and offered benefits - unethical practices: they expect you to work overtime every day (10/11 hours on average) + sometimes weekend and night shift + public holidays + sometimes doing other people's jobs, including warehouse tasks ( they will exploit you instead of hiring more people), besides other unlawful practices. All of this is UNPAID, no compensation whatsoever is offered - unlimited vacation policy is just smoke and mirrors: the shortage of staff will not allow you to use this, you'll be lucky to take around 25 days per year, and only when and if it suits the company's needs - hybrid work is a false promise: although it is written in your contract, your manager will not allow you to work from home (unless you have a medical reason or similar), as the preference is to monitor you. - toxic culture and unprofessionalism: the atmosphere in the office is bad, everyone is frustrated and overworked yet nobody speaks up. You'll have to justify your free time if for whatever reason you won't stay overtime (not to mention peer pressure). Nobody will respect your boundaries and your rights. Gaslighting and false rumors happen too, especially from your superior/s. - unfairness: some employees and departments have privileged treatment, including work from home, more vacation days, promotions, and more. - management is incompetent

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      Hive Technologies Response
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      Hi there, Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your negative experience. The issues you raised—particularly regarding transparency, fairness, work-life balance, and culture—are concerning. These are not aligned with the workplace we aspire to create at Hive. Since this review was written, we’ve worked hard to address these areas. We’ve reassessed workloads and overtime expectations by hiring more people, ensuring that our team members feel supported and not overburdened. We also replaced unlimited vacation days with individual sabbaticals after hitting 3 years at Hive to ensure fairness. Additionally, the People team ensures communication of realistic expectations for roles, benefits, and growth opportunities. Thank you again for your honesty. If you have additional details or suggestions, we’d welcome the opportunity to hear from you. Please feel free to contact us. Best regards, Hive People Team

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      4.0
      25 Aug 2025
      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work. Collaborative environment

      Cons

      Salary is lower than industry

      1.0
      21 May 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - An interesting problem space and genuinely complex problems to solve - Some nice colleagues; genuinely friendly, helpful and kind - The rooftop in the office building is great - 10/10

      Cons

      - A psychologically damaging culture: this is an environment with no psychological safety. Micromanagement is a problem across multiple teams and openly acknowledged as a leadership style. It's justified as necessary. When I raised the micromanagement problem, I was gaslit. If you try to state a boundary, good luck. It will be ignored and/or you'll be spoken of disparagingly. - Hive is a hustle culture: people work long hours without compensation. You're expected to 'grind' and do more, even working through your lunch break on a consistent basis. Meetings are regularly scheduled past 5-6pm. - Hire and fire environment: people live in fear of whether they'll pass probation. This goes across MULTIPLE teams, which means this is a company culture issue, not just specific departments. - Hive has had multiple rounds of layoffs since 2023 but won't tell you this when you join. Even if you've been there for years, you could be let go. - Leadership is a boys club. Multiple women in senior leadership have left quickly or been let go. Women leaders who join do not seem to last long. - Company strategy is unclear and keeps changing. This is an issue because it results in whiplash for people, unclarity about roles and has eventually led to layoffs. - Much of senior leadership do not have leadership experience outside of Hive, which shows in how they operate, handle problems and relate to employees with experience. - As other reviews have noted, over Black Friday and early December there is a vacation freeze. So you cannot book any holiday at all. Additionally, HQ employees are made to work two shifts in the warehouse (picking items, packing parcels etc) during this time, this is mandatory.

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