Layoffs of Day 1 Riders & Lack of Upward Mobility - Anonymous employee SOCi Employee Review

2.0
26 Mar 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work/Life Balance isn’t awful Trying to make a name for themselves

Cons

Layoffs of people who helped build the companies success False guises of getting help from overseas office just to be out of a job & they pay them less Middle Management has zero say and is forced into uncomfortable situations and circumstances constantly affecting team dynamics They lay people off with no warning - they’ve had ~3-4 giant cycles of layoffs in about 5 months False promises of opportunities to move up, they want you to stay where you are and pay you the bare minimum for expanded job roles/responsibilities Switched healthcares on us and it not only covers less, but is impossible to get care Silo’d communication - no one knows (or cares) what other departments do, overall damages the company & caliber of work

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SOCi Response
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It’s good to hear you’ve found a work/life balance here at SOCi - we value the amazing culture that is a result of our fully remote environment. We agree with your sentiment that we are making a name for ourselves, as we expand the capabilities of our award-winning software. Rest assured, we will continue to make the company valuable, for both our current and former SOCialites! In an effort to drive forward that continued success, we made decisions for the betterment of SOCi. While organizational changes can be unsettling, we want to make it clear that our leadership and HR team spent a great amount of time taking care of, and providing resources for, impacted employees to ensure none were placed in an impossible situation. As for your concerns about opportunities for growth and your healthcare, we strongly recommend you reach out to your manager and/or HRBP to discuss how we can support you. We work every day on bettering ourselves as a company and team, and when employees voice concerns, we want to talk to them about it and provide solutions where possible. If you have any additional thoughts, please reach out to sociexperience@meetsoci.com. Thanks for leaving your feedback.

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