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Hi there. It saddens us to receive disgruntled comments such as this from a former OMster. In the spirit of true transparency, I will take this opportunity to address each issue you have raised.
1. Regarding own laptop. In all fairness, we believe this was made known from the start especially during the interview and mutually agreed upon. Ownership is one part but the other major part is that all our organisational networks and work-related systems are online / on the cloud. Therefore we practice a BYOD policy; something very common in this day and age. Furthermore, you have pointed out that we have reasonable staff benefits in which one of it is a claim for "Tech" products such as your personal laptop, up to RM4.5k (you get to keep the laptop). Pretty fair deal.
2. In regards to Patience - The Leadership Team at large have constantly and long been patient with each and every team member of ours to ensure that every negative issue is dealt with in the most professional and effective manner. Often times that translate to private conversations to avoid misunderstanding and the lack of context by other members in which can create a false understanding and a lot of assumptions. The fact that we were willing to carve time to have a private conversation to find a solution speaks of our availability and our level of investment in people, even those that have been misguided. I am convinced that you were unpleased with the outcome; depending on the matter.
OpenMinds has always encouraged for work-life integration and allowed all team members to be mature in their character, responsible over their tasks and time. Application for leaves have a 99% approval rate and we are quite flexible with our leave records. I dare say that we have always been generous with our rewards (monetary and non-monetary) to our team members who work hard and commit to our cause.
We do not promote company politics, lying or gossip. There are many cases where information travels upwards and most of the time shared in context with the appropriate people. If by that you mean "speaking behind your back", you may want to reconsider that statement.
Do know that we do not hold any resentment because we believe that we have done all we could to address the issue, taking into consideration the bigger picture and the company at large; ensuring a positive environment and not allowing negativity to foster. With that said, it is then very disappointing to know that despite the effort, we have failed in making it a favourable environment for you.
We are also puzzled by your comments as we monitor closely the wellbeing of each team member and have not been alerted of any such deep-rooted issues. We are guessing perhaps you have not been as open and transparent with us either. For that, we hope you are able to reflect and reevaluate your comments.
Also, we believe the 4 persons you are referring to are the Directors and not "Managers". For that remark, we believe you may have been heavily misinformed and in many cases have intentionally chosen a route more favourable to your own needs while rejecting the unity of our organisation.
P/s: As your review is Anonymous, we find it difficult to fully endorse that you are a former employee of OpenMinds and encourage you to at least let us know your first name or employee number. At your discretion.
Our best wishes to you and hope you are able to find solace in your journey ahead.
Regards,
Daryll
