Bad business practices, but with Friday drinks! - Anonymous employee Ask Phill Employee Review

1.0
11 Jul 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Efforts are made to provide opportunities for socialisation between employees. If that's something you value this will be a plus point.

Cons

High workload, disorganisation, and lack of effective processes all combine to create a high stress environment. Employees are often young and easily taken advantage of, underpaid and overworked but happy to do so for the prestige of working for a "cool" company. Clients are routinely mislead about the product being delivered and timelines. If you're not comfortable with lying to clients then talking behind their backs about how stupid they are for having too high expectations, you're not going to enjoy the work environment at Ask Phill. Turn over is very high, with multiple employees being fired each month. These employees almost always say they themselves made the decision to leave, usually for some vague reason like "finding themselves". No one is ever really fired at Ask Phill but you'll probably have to think about finding yourself around the time your contract is up for renewal. Senior management is more focused on creating the appearance of being a high quality agency to clients than actually putting in the work to make this a reality. There is a strong top-down approach, efforts are made to seem collaborative, but really you're meant to do as you are told. Senior management show very little curiosity at what would make their company better as they already seem to know the answer to everything, and love to pat themselves on the back for the incredible work they're doing.

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5.0
10 Aug 2025
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Pros

Ask Phill is a company that embodies an entrepreneurial and passionate spirit. Since I started working here, I have often taken the initiative to change things beyond my direct responsibilities. This experience has shown me that anything is possible if you have good reasons and are willing to put in the effort. Additionally, we work for top mid-market and enterprise brands in e-commerce, which are both inspiring and motivating. Compared to our competitors, our portfolio stands out significantly, making it easy for people to get out of bed each day. We are working together with a young and diverse team, which allows to learn about various cultures and engage in interesting conversations.

Cons

There have been significant managerial changes over the past few years, leaving some people unsatisfied. We transitioned to a hierarchical structure with heads, leads and directors, back to a completely flat organization led by the founders. Additionally, we have faced challenges in distributing and sharing knowledge among individuals, verticals and teams. This has resulted in high-pressure situations where people were not fully equipped to meet project delivery expectations.

4.0
28 Oct 2025
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Pros

Good culture and team mates

Cons

None it was great place to work

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