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Soul destroying experience - Anonymous employee Vend by Lightspeed Employee Review

1.0
30 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice office space, cool gear, lots of little nice perks, a select amount of amazing team members. What seems like a dream job opportunity.

Cons

The culture here is not what it seems once you are on the inside. First few weeks seem great and everyone is nice but once you get settled its like a fight for survival. If you aren't 'in' with the management team then you find yourself gone very quickly. I have seen some amazing talent come and go. Favouritism is rife and it's like high school gangs. Huge lack of good leadership with poor examples being set by those that are supposed to be the management team. Believing in the vision and working hard means nothing if you aren't 'in' with the old time crew there. What I thought was an opportunity to do good, grown professionally, work with some awesome people turned into a nightmare and a huge kick to my self confidence. Being away from there now really opens your eyes to how bad it really was. The people and culture team are awful and aren't really there to support the people. Feedback isn't taken on board and you are not made to feel like you are part of a team, more like an enemy if you aren't in agreement with the leadership team. They say be open, honest and no silent disagreement, but this isn't what they really want.

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Vend by Lightspeed Response
10y
Hi there Thanks for taking the time to give us feedback. I am truly sorry that you found this in your time in Vend - it's not ok, and i don't wish this on anyone. Even though it's tough to read, I think you made some fair points. As we have grown in size our employee experience has not been as great as it could be for some. I've recently started at Vend in the Chief People Officer role and my goal is simply to make Vend the best place to work. Recent results suggest we are on the right track - with the score from our engagement survey that was sent out this week up 8 points from where it was six months ago and now sitting above the global technology company benchmark. It's been a journey, but we're feeling good about seeing that positive increase. Our managers and their respective leadership styles are going to constantly evolve, but i do believe that promoting people who show potential vs hiring externally is still a practice we will continue to follow - we want our people to grow at Vend. Sometimes it’s not so smooth for them or their new team, and we are looking at ways we can support them more in this transition. I would love to get more direct feedback on your experience, and any further examples of where we could improve - please email me anytime at pene@vendhq.com.

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Vend by Lightspeed Response
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Hi there, Thanks for your review and the positive feedback. Great to hear you're loving Vend and excited for our future. Best Heather (People Experience Partner)
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