Rebtel Reviews

3.0

47% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Magnus Larsson and Erik Olofsson

49% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Rebtel has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Rebtel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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48 reviews
2.0
14 Sept 2018

Unfortunate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Talented operational team (for the most part) Location International environment

Cons

Lack in understanding the core audience. It seems like the management is clueless or simply ignorant in understanding the core audience of the brand and their needs. Projects are initiated with no thorough research or purpose. The biggest drawback for the company is the people sitting in top management or in middle management positions that are inexperienced or simply careless about the company and where it is going. Majority of the employees who are promoted to middle management positions are questionable in their competence. Relatively low salary compared to market

1.0
17 Feb 2014

Stressful, mismanaged

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Awesome founders, some great people, creative business model, nice HR, great customer support people, nice web site, professional CTO

Cons

Bad CEO, Bad location, high turnover during probation period, inexperienced product manager (she has left now and they are hiring a new one), intolerance for criticism

1.0
10 Jan 2018

A complete cultural breakdown

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Nice and competent colleagues - Good pension, private health care, and parental leave benefits - Really nice office with a great location

Cons

- Top management not interested in HR / company culture which is clear as people are leaving the company at a high pace. - If you're not from the same specific Swedish telco as the management team your influence in the company will be low. You will be given tasks to bring to life the “great ideas” born in the management team without them listening much to your input. - People are being fired on the day and just never shows up again without any communication of the reasons behind. - Said to be a diverse company, but when the management consists of Swedish males from one Swedish telco the perspectives and understanding of the target group and customer is truly weak - 10 hours a day of work in the office is expected but does not give you anything extra in return. They will clock when you step through the door in the morning, the CEO often sit by the front door to check who comes in at what time. Flexible work hours and working from home is not an option. - Narcissistic view from management. What they do is always great, their ideas are the best while the employees are expendable resources that just shall do whatever they say. - During company presentations and when we have reached a new all-time high the phrasing is around “it is not good enough, we need to work harder”. Mgmt acting in this way has effectively drained the employees of their energy. - Company strategy has changed so many times and we are doing so many different things at the same time that we have no direction anymore.

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Rebtel Response
8y
Thank you so much for your review. We are glad you enjoy our office, perks, and incredible staff members! It is if course unfortunate though that your experience has not been all-good - and I would like to address a few of your comments. We are extremely proud of our diversity here at Rebtel. An 80-person company with more than 35 nationalities is something very unique. But as you point out, there is always more we can do. In the past six months we have diversified the management team both in terms of gender and nationality, and we're certainly not done. We are also working actively towards our target of a 60-40 gender split, company-wide but also in each individual team. Rebtel is an ambitious workplace and we seek employees who are as passionate and driven as we are. It's not about hours but commitment. The one may reflect the other, but it is not a direct correlation (and employees are certainly not clocked). We recognize, though, this culture is not the right fit for everyone. I would love to address the rest of your concerns as well - please come to me any time so we can discuss just between you and me. Warm regards, Sofia
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