bait and switch - Anonymous employee Perch Employee Review

1.0
14 Jul 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

it's a job and pays money

Cons

The way in which the company promotes themselves and the work life balance is NOT true to form for what actually happens.... unlimited PTO to pick and choose when you take time away- is then frowned upon when you actually take time and very judgmental in taking more than three days in a row off. A good amount of childish behaviors- talking directly to someone where there are issues is not supported, rather it's more about talking about others behind their backs. There isn't a sense of supportive community and quantity of work is praised over quality. They don't care if something is going to cause problems- just get the products out there regardless. There is a toxic environment where you know exactly where the pecking order is and where you stand- not collaborative and positive.

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Perch Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We work hard to promote a culture of work/life balance, upward mobility, and to hire great people and leaders that contribute positively to our culture - so we are very sorry to hear that your experience did not align. We make extensive efforts to ensure that teams are well-supported by leaders and by our People Team to execute priorities during high-demand seasons of time for our business by forecasting and proactively creating coverage plans. Our self-managed PTO plan is intended to be flexible and empowering for our team members. We strive to lead by example and live out our value of "Support, Respect, and Develop others" and have mechanisms in place to hold each other accountable, including regular anonymous experience surveys and 360 reviews. Nonetheless, we are very sorry to hear that your experience missed the mark. Please let us know if you would like to discuss more offline.

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