Good idea, no direction - Anonymous employee Notpla Employee Review

1.0
27 Mar 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They’re very good at hiring people. A lot of talented folk at the company that deserve much better than how they’re treated. They’re in a nice area of London with good culture around - plenty of independent food places, canal etc.

Cons

Management: Fire-happy CEO’s make for no job stability. You could be thinking you’re doing really well on Monday and by the end of the week you’re told to pack your bags because they’ve decided they don’t like you, and then pretend to the rest of the team it was a mutual decision. The two co founders need to take a step back from wanting absolute power and allow room for the talented people they hire to actually have a say in how the job gets done. There could be potential if they just act as CEOs and not meddle in everyone’s work where they have no expertise, but I’m not confident it’ll happen before investors start realising there’s been no real progress for a few years and pull out. Management have been known to write positive reviews here, so take that as you will. Micro-management and belittling culture with no real direction. Those who dare to share an opinion in the best interests of the company that is taken badly due to it a. costing money to fix or b. Hurting the founders ego will be promptly removed from the company. Managers have been known to cut potentially dangerous corners to save costs. Pay: As close to minimum wage as they can get away with while dangling career progression and promotions just out of reach. Don’t be fooled by them having a great idea for the planet, they’re seen a potential to make a lot of cash on the backs of young and underpaid talent. Flexibility: Claims of flexible working are just not true. Well, they are for your first week and then they’ll slowly guilt you into unpaid overtime in uncomfortable conditions because it’s cheaper to rent an office that’s essentially a greenhouse in the summer and igloo in the winter than invest in the comfort of your employees. Sustainability: The cherry on the top, the company markets themselves as making plastic disappear while creating piles and piles of plastic waste.

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Notpla Response
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We are disappointed to hear you had a bad experience. We would like you to share your frustrations in person - please contact the Office Manager and she can arrange an additional exit meeting for you with one of the Directors. We are particularly concerned about your comment on dangerous corner cutting driven by cost saving as this should absolutely not be the case, so any details of this would be gratefully received so we can ensure this is no longer happening. On you specific points relating to hiring, firing and pay: the company has only let go 8 employees in the last 5 years whilst having employed over 75 people during that time; no permanent staff member is on minimum wage or close to, and the median salary at Notpla is above the UK median per ONS 2021 despite our skew of staff members being more at the junior end; no one at the company is ever asked to work overtime, but if anyone does work extra days for events or trials they are offered the choice of pay or a day in lieu for that, and as you will recall most people leave the office by 6pm which gives a good work-life balance. We are happy to take on board feedback for management and hear your points on better communication of performance during tenure. Thank you.

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