Not a good time to be at Jellyfish - Anonymous Jellyfish Employee Review

3.0
6 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing office and flexibility on attendance People are kind, smart and hard-working Flexible working Impressive clients

Cons

Used to be a brilliant, engaging place to work. Now there is no direction, support, or framework for development. Feels like you're a cog in a (not always working) machine rather than a person. Some people are massively overworked while others have nothing to do all day. Client retention is getting worse and there is no sales team to win new business.

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Jellyfish Response
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. While the day to day work of some individuals within the business may have a limited impact on growth, we believe that everyone is able to contribute to some degree. However, we will take this feedback on board and do our best to temper this messaging moving forward. Regarding your comment about development, after a pause of our previous process, we are in the process of rolling out a new personal development platform and process, which we believe will be more straightforward and equitable for all. If support is needed, we encourage you to reach out to a People Partner or your Capability Partner, or if you don’t feel comfortable doing this, reaching out to a Mental Health First Aider for support. Thanks again.

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

This is a textbook example of an agency where leadership is disconnected from the day-to-day reality of client work. Senior executives are heavily involved during the pitch process to win new business but once the contract is signed, delivery teams are left to manage accounts that were often under-scoped and aggressively priced to secure the win. Teams are then expected to account for every minute of their time in order to maintain profitability (time is precisely tracked on Salesforce) that were never realistically staffed or budgeted in the first place. The result is constant pressure, burnout and a focus on utilization metrics rather than delivering great work. Employee morale suffers from a culture that often feels driven by politics and favoritism rather than merit. Leadership messaging is heavily disconnected from the challenges teams face, creating a lack of trust throughout the organization. Client turnover has been significant and it's difficult to understand how some accounts have remained given the recurring operational issues. Overall, a frustrating environment marked by poor leadership, questionable decision-making and a toxic culture.

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