A ghost ship - Consultant Function1 Employee Review

2.0
31 Jul 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A friendly atmosphere when the team gets together. Very effective and proficient subject matter experts for web experience and Splunk. A bright team eager to grow and learn together. Accommodations for remote work.

Cons

Disappointing transparency and insight into the company direction and goals. Employee growth is expected and touted yet not adequately allocated for with full-time engagement expected for client projects. It is unclear where the company direction is coming from when senior consultants and principals are surprised by decisions and new company initiatives. Morale is low and many coworkers have expressed confusion as to what is happening at management tier, after a round of layoffs company wide chatter is nearly nonexistent.

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Function1 Response
8y
Thank you for giving us your feedback. We know 2017 has been hard. We’re working to increase communications and we feel as though recently implemented approaches are helping to do just that. Our goal is for Function1 to improve everyday. With that in mind, we encourage you to have an open conversation with your manager if you’d like to discuss your suggestions further. If you’d prefer to provide your advice anonymously, please feel free to take advantage of our internal feedback tool.

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5.0
15 Dec 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I feel that I have a great work/life balance. The PTO policy is great and even if I couldn't have paid time off I feel this is the first job I've had where I don't have to fight or feel guilty to take time off. I have enjoyed working with a variety of people and I enjoy the work I do.

Cons

2017 was a rough year financially and seeing layoffs/restructuring. Prior to that I really had no complaints. I wish we did get to see each other more or at least interact with each other more (other than messaging apps).

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Function1 Response
8y
Thanks so much for leaving your review. We understand the importance of work/life balance and are glad that we can offer unlimited PTO for our hardworking team. We really appreciate your advice and plan to continue to provide increased communications to ensure that everyone on our team is happy to work at Function1.
1.0
29 Oct 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Few and far between. Frankly I can't think of any legit ones. I guess cool swag like squishy pandas and stale m&ms should count for something ?

Cons

Actually, empty bank accounts is true for our amazing company and our own bank statements. Paychecks have been late theoughout the year. Expenses are not repaid. Illegal money laundering or employee 401k contributions - removed from paycheck not deposited to account, not gaining interest. Staff, sales managers, PMs, consultants are doing their jobs well but the CEO and operations lead are pointing fingers and laying off or firing others although they are the ones that need to be fired. No raises but you know CEO makes bank. His vacations to Hawaii, europe, & so on are probably fun but we can't afford to do that if we don't get paychecks or worse for those who got laid off or fired. Oh. No raise yet and I been here a few years - certainly no bonuses No positive future. Everyone I work with is scared for future as project future uncertainty continues and CEO/ops continues to pretend everything is excellent - sure your company is doing excellent when everyone is Lookin for a job and (barely) getting paid for it.

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Function1 Response
8y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It has certainly been a very difficult year for everyone at Function1. While we agree that we should have communicated these challenges with more transparency, we did what was necessary to remedy the situation - which unfortunately included restructuring. We understand that this approach was painful for everyone involved, but we needed to take these measures to best secure the future of the company. We ultimately have learned many important lessons in the process and have since implemented policies to increase transparency and prevent these difficulties from ever happening again. As a current employee, we encourage you to have a conversation with your manager if you have any remaining concerns, or to take advantage of our anonymous feedback tool.
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