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Sonata Learning Reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)

61% positive business outlook

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6 reviews
5.0
17 Jan 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I have 25+ years of work experience, and this was by far the best place I've ever worked. Pros are: a) it's fully online / remote b) very flexible hours and work arrangement - I could negotiate my projects and assignments c) very fair and honest feedback on my work, I always knew where I succeeded and what could be improved. Above all, it's the best team I've ever worked with - amazingly talented, hardworking and supportive people!

Cons

Work can be unpredictable - swamped one week, fiddling my thumbs the next. But it's really more of the type of industry, typical for companies that work on client projects. Turnover was high. Sonata has exceptionally high standards and expectations, and if someone isn't contributing 100%, they're out pronto. I've seen a lot of people come and go. But those who stay are the best!

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Sonata Learning Response
2y
Wow. Thanks for the very kind words, and putting in the effort to deliver outstanding work for our clients over the years. All the best with your current and future endeavors!
1.0
29 Nov 2021

Was there less than a month

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Pros

-Pay was ok -Flexible hours -Workload was moderate -Most people were friendly -Work from home

Cons

-Higher-ups were incredibly rude -Didn't explain instructions thoroughly -Wanted work done immediately I didn't even get to work here for a whole month. I got let go after only 2 weeks on account of not having enough work for me to do (then why were you hiring??) I had to take a skills test before I was even considered for this position, so it's not like I'm bad at what I do. They would poorly explain instructions and when I asked questions they said I wasn't paying attention, but they would also yell at me for NOT asking questions and say that I didn't care enough to ask. They would want me to finish assignments in little to no time and get angry with me when I was a few minutes late. Me and a bunch of other new staff got let go after working for only 2 weeks. All this company did was waste our time.

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Sonata Learning Response
2y
Thanks for sharing. To put the above in context, it's true that Sonata Learning tracks time-on-task very closely. As a micro-sized business serving nonprofits, we don't have big budgets and someone taking signficiantly longer than expected can jeopardize the project. We also understand that pre-employment skills tests can only show so much, and have learned to recognize when a new contractor/employee getting over an initial learning curve versus someone struggling with tasks in a way that is unlikely to improve. Sorry if it didn't work out, and sincerely hope you've found a good situation elsewhere since then.
1.0
10 Jan 2023

Chaotic

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Pros

Friendly coworkers Most people were friendly/willing to help

Cons

I'm somewhat convinced the people giving top reviews never worked here, the president was very rude and disrespectful. The management was chaotic and I felt anxious every time I had to login. I was barely even here though as I got let go pretty quickly along with 3 or 4 other new hires. Surprisingly I was relieved to get let go as I absolutely hated this job. I'm not the best at graphic design but I'm not the worst either, as I did pass the 2 hour test thing I had to take before hiring me. Management barely helped me figure out my payments too when I had problems getting paid. Bottom line don't work here.

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