Pros
free transport for some fruits and bread
Cons
Where to begin? There is so much to say about this company’s disastrous leadership, inept managers, incoherent strategy, abysmal HR and overall toxic work environment that I’m surprised nobody has approached Netflix yet to make 4 season mockumentary about the dictatorial cult that is Prozis. For starters, 99% of the workforce will start with a short-term contract, regardless of age or experience, to facilitate firings and promote precarity. Upon arrival you will receive very little to 0 guidance or training. It is very much figure it out don’t even think about asking questions, your manager doesn’t have time for it. The catastrophic leadership by the founder who has built himself up into a cult like figure and who has surrounded himself by people who either don’t have the stomach or are too wrapped around his finger to contradict any of his decisions has allowed the company’s culture and work environment to crumble in just a matter of months. The company’s strategy is basically determined on whether or not the founder has had 8 hours of sleep or not the night before. Departments have gone from mass hiring to having to cut 50% of their team overnight because of a 4am epiphany. People who are hired for a certain job have seen their position disappear within a week of them joining the company. Employees who have made a switch from one position to another within the company have seen their new position no longer exist on day 1, leaving them in limbo and effectively without a job. During the past few months, despite records sales and profit levels, the company has gotten rid of hundreds of employees during one of the most economically uncertain times in modern history. Bonuses have been slashed, employee discounts reduced, employee accounts monitored and employees are now obligated to submit daily reports of their daily work for management to deem whether or not it is worth keeping them. The company will argue they actually hired more during this period, this may be true if you count the hiring of the short-term minimum wage workers working in the warehouses. Jobs that, without the growth made possible by those in the office, would not exist. At no point will you be able to voice your opinion, at no point will you be given feedback about your performance. Communication within the company and between departments is non-existing. No one has a clue about the company’s strategy or values, instead you are told to shut up and work. Employees, partners and clients are all treated as disposable and if it is possible to take advantage of them in any way, it will be done. Partner contracts are often not respected and payments deliberately delayed. Did I mention that there are 2 goats enclosed in a 3 by 3-meter pen inside the building? Why? Because Prozis is the Greatest Of All Time. Yes, you read that correctly, the company essentially has animals in captivity because of one man’s aggrandized ego about his firm. Even made a rap video about it. But fear not, apparently the goats love all the artificial light and the indoor environment. Reading his responses on former colleagues’ reviews reveals a lot about the man’s personality. Often a superficial and mostly copy pasted response with the problem always lying elsewhere (in your ‘mindset’) with no admission that there is obviously something wrong internally with so many people speaking out. Besides a certain ‘mindset’ you apparently need to work at Prozis, what about the lack of training, feedback, goals, communication, clarity… Miguel you are obviously a smart man and a great entrepreneur, but clearly at times your ego gets in the way of your judgement. To argue that to be successful at Prozis you must embrace change and work hard can’t be further from the truth. From my experience in my department, I have never worked within a more complacent, slow paced environment where close to 0 initiative is taken. It is tragic to think of how perpetual and widespread internal mismanagement can ruin something with so much promise. A company who just over a year ago had an overall very positive; productive workforce and company culture has completely transformed. At this rate any employee with an ounce of ambition or self-respect is looking for a way out. And when you do leave be it forced or voluntary, you will have the chance to feature in Prozis’ monthly email they send to all employees with pictures of those who have left coupled with their newest catchphrase ‘Prozis is not for everyone’ underneath. Classy. With many of its most talented employees either already gone or looking to leave, there are dark times ahead for this fuet producing umbrella company.
