Vorboss Reviews

1. Micromanagement: Excessive micromanagement by constantly requiring daily checks of work in the morning and afternoon, checking the activity of work and recording small periods of absence from as little as 5 minutes, which may have been used for religious purposes. This induces a sense of discrimination and a lack of respect for people’s religious needs. 2. Contradictory Culture: The "family" culture in this company was contradicted by a demand for unwavering dedication and a perception of replaceability. Meetings with the CEO and the whole engineering team clearly demonstrated their lack of care towards the employees who actually put in the groundwork claiming them as ‘disposable’. Any form of criticism was brushed aside and vague statements of solutions were given. The feedback from upper management was false promises or deflections from the actual issues at hand. 3. Inflexible Work Environment: The lack of flexibility in work hours and location disregarded work-life balance needs. Ignored constant reminders of difficult home situations even when reported to P&C team. 4. Disorganized Structure and Communication: Poor organizational structure led to chaos, last-minute changes, and stressed interdepartmental communication. Any issues were generally blamed on those further down the chain whilst neglecting any self-accountability. 5. Unclear Bonus System and Favoritism: The unclear bonus scheme favoured specific members of the team, creating favouritism. This was apparent from simple discussions around the team and can be investigated easily. The bonus scheme was never explained, so attaining higher bonus percentages was always ambiguous, leaving people who did exemplary work unrewarded and unappreciated. .6. Lastly, the lack of diversity within the team is quite apparent, which has worsened over the past year, with every member of the team that has left the company being a person of colour. This is no coincidence and management must be questioned and investigated.

Where do I start… when I left my previous company for Vorboss, I was promised a really positive and inclusive culture and it was anything but that. Everyone is petrified of senior leadership and the CEO, to the point where if the CEO is in the kitchen, they will actively avoid it until he leaves - that’s how unapproachable he is. Like a previous review has said, it’s ironic because he tries to come across like he cares about culture so much but it’s all for show. I have never felt so on edge working for a company before. There were also constant layoff’s, and the way they were handled by senior leadership and HR was shocking. You could be working at your desk and see HR approaching and immediately feel on edge. We used to joke that we were going to be next to get that tap on the shoulder. I saw HR actively pick people out and tell them to pack their things in front of everyone, before escorting them out like they were a criminal. It is so embarrassing. I understand layoff’s need to happen from a business perspective, but the way they were handled was shocking for a company that “care so much about the culture”. Like a previous review said, the CEO has a standup every so often where senior leadership will stand around a table whilst the CEO shouts at them, it’s incredibly awkward. We used to get invited to them to watch but that stopped happening. At company socials and summer/christmas parties you’re encouraged to speak to the CEO, and by encouraged, I mean more of a “I really recommend you do this if you want to keep your job” which is just insane. It gave a message that if you weren’t friends with the CEO, your job was on the line. Speaking of being friends with the CEO, pretty much everyone in senior leadership are his friends! And absolutely nobody has a clue what their jobs even are! They say that they want this to be the best job you’ve ever had, and I can hands down say it was the worst. Such a shame for a company with so much potential