Contractbook Reviews

3.9

65% would recommend to a friend

(42 total reviews)

Anders Hay Kloster

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57% positive business outlook

Contractbook has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Contractbook employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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42 reviews
2.0
15 Jun 2023
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Pros

Individual contributors are incredibly friendly and great to work with Customers are generally understanding and patient with product issues

Cons

Management is unprofessional, lacking in long or short term strategy. Does not uphold obligations to employees, reneges or simply refuses to honor comp plans/contracts. Dismisses feedback from sales team. Individual contributors in CS org have no potential for upward movement or career growth.

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Contractbook Response
2y
Hello 👋 Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience at Contractbook. We value the opinions of our employees and strive to cultivate a positive and transparent work environment. We're glad to know that you've had a great time with your colleagues and that our customers have been pleasant to work with. Regrettably, it still seems that we have a long way to go, so allow me to address some of the main points you’ve brought up more directly: 1. Management and Strategy: We’ve made some changes to our management group, including an entire rework of our sales leadership and the creation of a revenue department that aims to foster closer collaboration among all revenue teams including CS and Sales. This along with instituting MBO and KPI framework for our employees (including our management) should create more concrete accountability. In order to further hold ourselves accountable as a company, we've also hired an executive coach for senior management. We hope this will kick-start a positive trajectory where management will continue to strive to be transparent, direct, and honest in all communication and decision-making moving forward. 2. Compensation: Upholding the terms of compensation plans and contracts is not just a legal requirement but a reflection of our values. According to our records, all compensation and commission plans have been paid out. Please contact people@contractbook.com if there are any discrepancies in your records. 3. Feedback Dismissal: Feedback from all teams, including sales, is vital for us to continue evolving as a company. Unfortunately, we weren’t operating with a true “bottoms up” approach and for that we are sorry. Since you’ve posted this review, we now have a fully transparent company roadmap that’s accessible to all people to view on our company Notion page. This roadmap breaks down what’s currently being worked on, what’s planned for production and what is currently going through our discovery process. We also have a Slack channel where you can submit feedback and tickets for product improvements and suggestions to ensure we get better at logging all recommendations and actioning them. 4. Career Growth in CS: We believe in nurturing talent and creating pathways for career progression, and we’re sorry we didn’t do a good enough job. We now have clear roles and responsibilities mapped out. This, combined with a transparent MBO and KPI framework where every employee knows what needs to be done, we hope will continue to foster a transparent and open work environment. Should you be open to discussing your feedback in more depth, we would welcome the opportunity to understand this more comprehensively, feel free to reach out to the employee representatives or contact someone from the People Team. Thank you again for helping us recognise areas for improvement! Best Regards, People Team
2.0
8 Aug 2022

Can't recommend it...

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Pros

Really great people, but that doesn't make a job great or to be worth 5 stars. Unfortunately, most have been fired under lame excuses just to make sure they don't get in trouble as a company. The product is decent but not as easy to sell or implement as claimed. Work-life balance has always been pretty sweet, no issues working from anywhere as long as you do your job. In sales, it gets complicated due to working hours if you are in a completely different time zone.

Cons

No People & Culture - people out there run from companies that don’t have this team in place. Another case of not a single human in that area. No one to talk to in regards to issues, reporting, development, concerns, nothing at all. No benefits - and by this, I mean no pension, no insurance, no real benefits that people value. Please realize that a cool office, a punching bag, a rooftop, and a Friday bar to see management and colleagues drunk are not benefits. 

 Career development? - sorry what is that? there are a lot of talking and promises that never make it. 

 Strategy - a change in this has been claimed recently (only to justify wiping off a lot of people after saying loud and clear that we are in a good position and investors see us good. LIES) 
Honestly, there has never been one, and if anything changing it 180 every month doesn’t give time and/or results. This is affecting sales directly and the trust in the organization is lower and lower by the day. Sales management changes - this is the cherry on the ice. Everything worsened after this. Sales need a leader that has experience not a perfect speaker with adequate words for every situation, it is not trustworthy at all. Walk the talk, but for this, you should replace again and hire someone with actual sales ideas and values that is willing to take the ship and not fire the team.

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Contractbook Response
2y
Hello 👋 Thank you for your comprehensive review. It's evident that you have invested time and thought into your feedback, and we deeply value that. It’s always great to hear that you enjoy working with your colleagues and like the flexible environment that we have created. That said, your concerns, especially regarding our HR function, benefits, and strategic direction, are worrying to hear. We understand that a successful business is built on more than just a great product—it requires a committed and satisfied team behind it, and it seems that we’ve fallen short in your eyes. To address some of the main points that you’ve raised in your review: 1. People & Culture: Our intention is to foster an environment where employees feel supported and heard. We recognise the importance of having a dedicated team to address employee concerns. Since your review has been posted, we now have employee representatives who aren’t part of the People Team should people not want to raise issues directly with their manager or someone from the People Team. We’ve also created anonymous pulse surveys that are sent on a regular cadence should others feel more comfortable sharing their thoughts in a truly anonymous manner. I’m sorry that you feel like there was no one to turn to, we need to do better at communicating that these avenues are available. 2. Benefits: We hear you. While we've tried to create a vibrant work atmosphere, we acknowledge that tangible benefits, such as insurance and pensions, are important. We’ll be reviewing our benefits package for 2024/25. 3. Career Development & Strategy: Consistency in strategy and clear career development pathways are foundational to our continued success. Since your review, we’ve now rolled out transparent roles and responsibilities that everyone can take a look at on our company Notion page. By making this entirely transparent we hope that this will foster more productive 1:1s with your direct manager and serve as a way to better illustrate what is required for people to continue developing at Contractbook. 4. Sales Management: The point you raise about the necessity of experienced leadership is valid and we agree. Since the posting of this review, we have entirely new sales leadership in place along with creating a holistic revenue department to help foster “bigger-picture thinking” and closer collaboration amongst our CS and Sales teams. We would greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss these issues in more depth with you. We believe in transparent, open dialogue, and your insights would be invaluable. Please consider reaching out to our employee representatives or emailing the People Team at people@contractbook.com. Once again, thank you for helping us identify areas that need improvement. We remain dedicated to making Contractbook an even better workplace for all our employees and are genuinely grateful for your insights. Best regards, People Team
2.0
15 Apr 2023

Not a good company to work for.

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Pros

Other employees are great, friendly and helpful

Cons

Management is chaotic and disorganised Lacking long term strategy

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Contractbook Response
2y
Hello 👋 Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback regarding your time at Contractbook. Receiving feedback from both past and present employees is invaluable as it is through this that we can continue growing and improving as a company. It’s great to hear that you found the team at Contractbook to be friendly and helpful. We know that the people we bring on board are one of our most significant assets, so we’re pleased that you felt supported by your peers and colleagues. That’s why it’s disheartening to hear that you felt that our management is chaotic and lacking in strategic direction. Because your review says that you worked in sales, I’m assuming that your comments are directed predominantly at our previous sales leadership. I know that it no longer impacts you, however, I want to let you know that we’ve just recently finished revamping our whole sales leadership and creating one unified revenue department. Our reasoning behind this is to help foster closer collaboration and centralise our strategic vision and decision-making when it comes to all revenue teams. We hope that your time at Contractbook was a net positive and wish you every success in your future endeavours. Best regards, People Team
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