Potloc Reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(104 total reviews)
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Rodolphe Barrere

80% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Potloc has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 104 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Potloc employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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104 reviews
1.0
16 Dec 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some great people that work or worked here. Cool office, seemingly innovative technology (when it works)

Cons

Caveat - This was a while back so things may have change. They promise many things but don't follow through. Their projects only worked half of the time, it's hard to push a product in good conscience seeing so many projects crash and burn. I've seen lots of talented people come through that either left immediately or was hired and fired as they were given nothing to work with - if you don't believe me look at the profiles of many of their Sales reps in North America. Also we were explicitly told to write good Glassdoor reviews for the company. Leadership decides to change how comp from what they promised and basically said if you don't like it you can leave. Inflated employee number with a large amount being student interns, some of their largest customers were given free projects.

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Potloc Response
2y
Thank you for your transparency. We hope you were able to voice your concerns during your time with us 🎙️as transparency means a lot to us.
2.0
25 Jul 2023

Fun place to work a couple years ago; not so much now

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great place to grow and learn a lot, especially if you are junior. 6 months at Potloc can feel like 2 years anywhere else! - Great office location - Work-life balance was generally solid and was one of the few places where I felt like I could take a lunch break without being judged - 4 weeks of vacation - Team spirit within particular teams / departments was generally strong - Most employees and even senior management are generally nice and approachable.

Cons

- Below average pay which hurts motivation; a big part of our salaries were also variable pay based on quarterly sales targets (which the company hasn't achieved or exceeded in over a year and a half). Interns were paid minimum wage when I was there! -Low team morale as the company goes through budget cuts and layoffs; budget cuts limited ability for people to get promotions and pay raises in particular. Company vibe unfortunately changed a lot from 2022 to 2023 as the company went from rapidly growing to plateauing to ultimately downsizing. -Lots of gossip / drama / passive aggressive infighting amongst employees, especially Delivery vs Sales and Montreal vs Paris. - The company gives preferential treatment to the Sales team in terms of perks and pay (i.e. sending the Sales team and management on a trip to Mexico weeks after telling many employees they couldn't get pay raises due to budget cuts, after a quarter where the Sales team was only at around 60% of its sales target and a year where they did not acheive their overall sales targets) and it does not sit well with others - Leadership team that is not particularly experienced, especially in the market research field - Company vision seemingly changes every 6 months which means if you are aligned with the company vision upon joining, that might not last. You see a lot of turnover and instability (even at the leadership level) as a result

1.0
8 Apr 2024

A lot of fake reviews, beware

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you have limited experience this is a great place to learn, but don't expect to be well paid.

Cons

The CEO almost forces you to right a review to praise the company, this is done aggressively during the "honeymoon phase" of joining the company to ensure numerous good ratings. When leaders starts calling their employees "family" run don't walk. They party hard (gets out of hand too often) and work even harder, trying to brainwash employees that the office is home. The management is too young, 10/10 would I avoid if you already have experience. There's not much to learn here. Very mixed messaging, telling employees that the budget doesn't allow for salary increases, but others receiving raises and/or bonuses or other sales teams going out to Cancun while everyone else is still working. A lot of animosity between France and Montreal offices.

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Potloc Response
1y
Hello! Thank you for sharing your impressions about your experience. We are sorry you are feeling this way and strongly encouraging you to share your opinion with your manager or HR depending on your level of comfort to make sure you are heard and we can act on your feedback.
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