Good pay but not very expat friendly - Data Scientist Zemanta Employee Review

2.0
19 Jan 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good salary and weekly Thursday lunch

Cons

I was one of the foreigners they hired when Zemanta got acquired by Outbrain to expand their team in Ljubljana. My experience was they were not ready to deal with different cultures that different individuals brought to the table. They did not have a Human Resource department I did not go who to talk to if I faced cultural issues. Also, I felt the relatively old employees of the company had a very close group where they spied and gossiped about everyone and everyone knew everything about everyone in that closed group. The company paid well but I think I went to work for the company at the wrong time, they were not open to accomodating people with different personalities and cultures, I hope they are open now.

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Zemanta Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We truly take feedback from current and former employees very seriously. In fact, we value input massively as we see it as a great way to improve our processes. We know acquisitions can sometimes make employees feel uncertain and we are very sorry that you have felt left alone during that time. Our offices in Ljubljana have a fully functioning HR team that supports over 100 employees daily. One-to-ones with managers are weekly and we also have quarterly check-ins which are a fantastic opportunity for employees to speak about their concerns. Our annual Employee Survey should also be taken seriously and we insist and invite all employees to take part and share their experience. On top of that we are really proud of our 22% expats in our local team in Slovenia. Diversity, inclusion and belonging are important to us Zemanters, we all contribute to support each other and make people feel like home. We are currently revamping our on-boarding process globally, making it more virtual, interactive and impactful. We recommend you reach out to the local P&C team and discuss the past experience so that we can better understand the circumstances described. Looking forward to speaking with you!

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