Be aware, Branch but not too long ;-) ! - Partner Branch Employee Review

1.0
14 May 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great work conditions, good onboarding (when done in the US), great hardware, smart and amazing colleagues, lots of travel, good benefits (overall) and extra activities (SKO, team meetings ...). Great path to work in the industry, but my advice don't stay too long...

Cons

I was part of the layoff but I will try to keep it honest even though it hit me by surprise! (I put 1 star as global rating instead of 3 because Branch asks their current employees to put 5 stars on Glassdoor to increase the ranking and does not reflect reality...) Work/life Forget about work/life balance. Less PTO than the average national... Will be asked to work during your holidays Politics: Management changed and became agressive. Heard so many time "you will loose your job if you do not perform". Result: performing will not help you to keep your job, politics will. Branch preferred keeping employees on probation than keeping good performers! There is no transparency (CEO told us to not to worry 2 weeks before the layoff) There is a serious lack of emotional intelligence from the top management. One month salary + 2/3 years old macbook is not an exit package! Look at other companies in the industry. On top of that reading some of your comments here about rehiring employees later .... Seriously?!?! Be aware that you can switch from superstar; earning awards to rotten fish really quickly ! And also in terms of strategy - zero commitment to goals. Only constant change of priorities. Which make everyone scramble to achieve all the time.

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Branch Response
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We acknowledge your feedback given in your review above.I would firstly like to apologize for the difficult experience you had at Branch . The reduction in workforce in April was an unavoidable outcome of the current difficult economic conditions the world faces.Branch took the decision to tackle this area early unlike many other Companies that have now started making similar adjustments. The decision and selection criteria around this reduction was not taken lightly. We respect that your experiences at Branch may not have lived up to your expectations. Our aim is always to maintain an environment that promotes a good work life balance in a pleasant working atmosphere. We are constantly looking at our benefits such as PTO ,feedback processes , communication and strategy to ensure they remain aligned with our goals and values.As a company still in its growing stages, we understand this will come with growing pains and lessons . Your feedback is important to us and will help address some of the valid points you have raised.If you would like to discuss your feedback in greater detail , please email hr@branch.io.

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