Dotfive Reviews

We are very upfront and clear with everyone we hire regarding the nature of the company and the work that we do, and we have a thorough recruitment process to do our best to ensure a good fit on both sides. That said, we are quite perplexed at your description, as it does not match up with the reality of team life here. If you don't like the kind of projects we work on that's totally fine - but we have a engaging team culture, with good comms, and regular feedback to leadership on things that are needed or improvements that can be made - and that feedback gets listened to, and acted upon. If you did work here then we apologise that it wasn't to your liking, but we'd also comment that it's important to get involved in communication yourself, make friends with colleagues, and put forward ideas for improvements. This would be the best approach, and is what has worked well for the other members of the team. We are disappointed by the extent of inaccuracy in your review - we do encourage people to leave honest reviews, but it's a shame that you've decided not to do that. There are always good and bad things from an individual perspective, and we would have preferred to have read a more thoughtful, balanced review. It's impossible to be a perfect match for everyone, so we hope that you are happy wherever you are working now, and wish you all the best.

We're sorry to hear you haven’t had a positive experience - we actively seek employee feedback regularly to ensure people don’t feel like this and are enjoying their roles. If people are good at their jobs then there is a lot of freedom - we are all busy, and no-one here has time to micromanage. That's not part of our approach or team culture. Equally, we would never tolerate a bullying approach - we have encountered situations where people do not like being asked about their work, and dislike being questioned, but asking is not bullying. In order to run smoothly and deliver effective, high-quality solutions, good communication is key, and this involves discussing work openly, including defects. It's important to understand that due to the nature of our business, timesheets are critical. We need accurate work reports for billing purposes, and we do this using online tools because it's practical. These certainly do not capture "every minute", but rather, the time spent against different projects and tasks. Not every company uses timesheets, but ones like us that provide a service to clients almost invariably do. People who show that they are knowledgeable and competent, can do their jobs well, and fit in with our reporting approach (which takes around five minutes per day) enjoy a lot of freedom, flexible hours, and a friendly working environment. We operate on a trust basis, and if work is poor or someone is uncommunicative then our remote-working environment may not be the best for them, as they may well need team members around them in an office. There are always going to be occasions where decisions are made that are disagreed with - we would, however, encourage communication and engagement in terms of giving feedback, and we employ people in HR to listen to this and indeed actively seek it. Ultimately, we hope that you have found a more suitable workplace, and that you are happy in your new role.