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      3.2

      55% would recommend to a friend

      (69 total reviews)
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      Nathan Slee

      69% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Culture and values

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Progressa has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Progressa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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      69 reviews
      2.0
      12 Sept 2017

      Progressa has potential, but rots from the inside

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Being a smaller company, there are some flexibility in how things are done. There are a lot of money to be invested into peripherals and the office space. Company structure is relatively flat, an open office space encourages discussions.

      Cons

      - a lot of busy work, processes, lacks product development - incompetent technical team leads, condescending and arrogant - no technical leadership, the loudest voice wins - heavy investment on using fancy technology, but software engineering is discouraged - top heavy, disconnected product team - management seems secretive with real company objectives - a lot of talking and internal marketing to cover up problems - below market salary Overall Progressa seems like a company being built as quickly as possible to look good in order to sell, product development is stagnant, career advancement is nebulous. Upper management seem open and friendly, but is defensive on their own agenda, not open to exploring employee feedback. Turnover is frequent.

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      Progressa Response
      8y
      Thank you for taking the time to write this review. You have certainly made some valid points, and I'm sorry you left the company before we could act on the feedback you provided. I understand your frustrations because our rapid growth has resulted in some inefficiencies and challenges, and we are working hard to address these issues. I can assure you we are committed to open, honest communication with all employees. Our management team has an open door policy and we try to personally get to know as many employees as possible through one-on-one meetings and social events. As we grow, it is more difficult to do this with every employee, and so this year we introduced a monthly newsletter, quarterly town hall meetings, and employee engagement surveys. We have taken action on feedback where possible and will continue to do so. I am thankful that you have shared your opinion here so that I and others can reflect on your feedback and make improvements. I wish you all the best and hope you are able to find the right fit in another company. Sincerely, Ali
      1.0
      22 Apr 2018

      Has Potential But Hindered by Frustrating Management. Risk Analytics is Toxic

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Was a great place to work with minimal politics, a relatively flat hierarchy, and each employee had a certain degree of autonomy. Great group of really pleasant frontline employees. A lot of room to learn. CEO has great leadership qualities, and tries his best to get to know every employee.

      Cons

      5 of some of your best frontline employees in Vancouver have left in rapid succession. It is worth investigating why this is before more of your top talent leave and the company implodes. There are more managers than there are frontline employees. Many of your managers do not even do any work and are creating toxic work environments. Risk Analytics department in particular is being headed by a very incompetent, conceited, and unprofessional individual who plays one employee against another, and using slack as a means to talk behind other people's backs. He is creating a huge mess in the BI infrastructure and blaming his direct reports for said mess. He is texting people at 11 PM and almost forcing people into working on weekends. He would rather hire an incompetent individual who goes around bothering other employees like a pest than promote from within.

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      Progressa Response
      7y
      At Progressa, we take pride in aligning ourselves with our CHIEF values: Customer Focused, Humanity, Integrity, Excellence, and Fun. We have a commitment to people and culture and are happy to hear that some of your experience with us reflects what we are trying to achieve here. Employees at Progressa are offered fair compensation for the work they do, and are in no way forced or required to work on weekends. We promote from within the company every month, and recognize our top employees through our Employee Of The Quarter program. This program creates camaraderie, as staff Canada-wide vote for their peers to celebrate their hard work and success in their roles. Progressa has an open-door policy, and employees are free to discuss with HR anything within the work environment that they find unsatisfactory and in need of improvement. The Risk Analytics teams has been integral is developing Canada’s most predictive alternative credit score: Progressa Score. The success of this team has helped Progressa reach new heights in business intelligence, and continues to do so with its inclusive, streamlined team culture. Thank you for your feedback, we will consider your words carefully.
      1.0
      19 May 2019

      Don't even think about joining

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      No pros to this company at all

      Cons

      Extremely poor environment, VP are not VP, complete chaos. C level think they can rule the world. Ops does everything manually. Risk, Ops and Tech leaders have no business being there.

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      Progressa Response
      7y
      Thank you for sharing your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that the organization did not meet your expectations. We are committed to continuously improve the experiences of our employees and value the time and effort you spent working for our organization. We are embarking on key initiatives to strengthen our leadership and have added resources to our People & Culture Department to ensure our employees are set up to succeed. We wish you every future success and again thank you for your feedback.
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