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      GlobalStep

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      GlobalStep Reviews

      2.9

      45% would recommend to a friend

      (710 total reviews)

      Gagan Ahluwalia

      42% approve of CEO

      31% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Culture and values

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      2.3

      Compensation and benefits

      GlobalStep has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 710 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GlobalStep employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      710 reviews
      1.0
      21 Apr 2020

      Awful company, driven away and/or fired all their employees

      Qa tester
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      All other testers and leads are incredibly friendly.

      Cons

      I highly doubt that the two positive reviews written recently were not written by employees, as I do not understand how anyone could have 0 complaints with so many glaring issues at this company. The main issue with this company is management. They give little to no communication. We find out 2 hours before the end of the day if we are working the next. They have 0 regard or care for their employees and treat them like numbers on a spreadsheet. During a slow preiod of work there were barely any projects going around for testers. During this they continued to hire more staff and gave them priority on the work neglecting their longer term employees and provided 0 communication. Some employees did not work for months. They have also been firing multiple employees without any real reason. Testers have been forced to work in roles they were not trained to do, and then fired for failing to follow that role. Some employees were not even told they were fired, they were just never asked in again, giving 0 communication until they repeatedly asked. This meant that they did not start looking for jobs for a week or two after as they assumed they still had one. Some employees who became assistant leads/leads were not given a promised pay raise for months. Almost all of management have resigned, and the new staff they hired in left after 2 months of working there. This company is a mess and its all the remaining employees talk about now.

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      GlobalStep Response
      4y
      Sorry to hear that you didn't get the level of support you expected. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback! We care deeply about our people and go above and beyond to provide the support that you need. If you are not getting that support from your manager, please contact your HR team so that we can help.
      1.0
      24 Feb 2020

      Don't ask questions or you wil get fired.

      Qa tester
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Your fellow testers are the nicest group of people I have ever worked with.

      Cons

      Everything except from your fellow testers. They lie about their job advisertisements. I am no longer getting called in because I questioned why there are no more social/games nights and the answer was "because I said so". They are getting rid of their most valuable testers and leads as they ask too many questions. Someone got fired as they were not trained to do a leads job but was scheduled to do so. When he declined, they fired him. When you advance to assistant or test leads, they will not pay extra for your promotion, despite saying they will. If management does not like you, don't expect to get called in. Females are treated better as the company apparently needs to even out the diversity. Don't listen/trust any of their testers. Randomised test leads on projects despite certain leads getting more work specifically from another company then put on something else. Lie to clients about certain testers/leads are on training to put them on a different project to suit themselves, not the clients. Compared to other QA companies, the pay is SHOCKING! Like not even living wage, and it is 0 hours.

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      GlobalStep Response
      4y
      It’s disappointing to hear that you don’t feel that GlobalStep is a positive place to work. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive and ethical employer, and it is unfortunate that this was not your experience of working with Us. Without knowing more about your particular situation it’s difficult to know what we could have done better as an organisation to support you but we wish you all the best in your future career.
      1.0
      17 Feb 2020

      What was once a thriving workplace, now a desolate crater

      Quality assurance lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Fantastic work colleagues who support you throughout A stepping stone into the games industry Ability to progress to a Lead position quickly

      Cons

      Absolutely poor mismanagement of projects and staff Any social events that used to happen are now non existent Extreme totalitarianism within management, be prepared to get asked to run a project you are not trained or payed for Favouritism within the zero hours contract, if management don’t like you even just a bit you will no longer be called in for work

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