Bully or be bullied. - Anonymous employee Shout Digital Employee Review

1.0
26 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pretty view from the office. Just dodge the druggies and homeless people.

Cons

Welcome pack was great but that was the end of my onboarding. That was it! My peers lived with their headphones in from day one and I was as welcomed as a fart in a space suit. When I seeked help I was ignored or spoken down to. The help and advice I was rarely given, was to "be more of a bully" I am not a bully. Prepare to be bullied. Bullying aside, there are zero processes and even if there were the arrogant team would simply disrespect to suit their agenda i.e "I don't do ceremonies, I just get what I want when I want it" ouch!

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5.0
3 Feb 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great management, great overall direction for the company. Feels like a flat org chart, meaning that everybody has a voice. Different to the standard agency where upper management cares about numbers on a spreadsheet and little else. Shout truly cares about its employees and also cultivates a workplace which encourages people to be the best they can be.

Cons

No cons I can think of

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3.0
19 Nov 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Remote working (if you live far away from Newcastle otherwise you are forced to go to the office 3 days a week) - Stable company - Friendly and fun colleagues - They have actually managed to hire some excellent developers in the last few years due to market conditions although I suspect they will leave once the market improves and they can find something better - Variety of interesting projects to work on

Cons

- Your experience will depend entirely on the projects you are assigned to, some clients can be pushy and demanding whereas others are a joy to work with - Salary is low compared to how much the clients are billed - No meaningful benefits - No engineering or code quality standards. The focus is purely on assigning people to projects, delivering and billing the clients - Unethical leadership decisions (I witnessed lying to clients and silent layoffs)

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