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      WORK180

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      WORK180 Reviews

      3.5

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (55 total reviews)

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.6

      Culture and values

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      WORK180 has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WORK180 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      55 reviews
      1.0
      30 Sept 2020

      Avoid - Toxic environment and directly contradicts its mission for employees to feel empowered

      Business development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great staff (excluding management) who go above and beyond to make the business thrive because they believe in the mission. Remote working but that’s because they don’t have an office.

      Cons

      Manipulative senior team especially CEOs and COO who smooths everything over, pretending she has no knowledge of any issues and is “impartial” when actually she has been filled in on what’s happening and has been told how to respond. Management will purposefully team up and keep staff in the dark so that they can be moulded to act a certain way. Constantly moving goal posts, staff work tirelessly, way more hours than they should with little flexibility. Team calls are at unsociable hours as there are time differences in the business but no respect to if that impacts childcare/school runs (ironically) or actual sleep before working a full day or after working a full day. There is also absolutely no appreciation for this, or ability to use the extra hours worked in lieu without a struggle. Management claim to want feedback but do so at your own risk as you will be in the firing line, even if what you have said is for the good of the business being on ground level. Short-comings are always blamed on being a start-up despite the length of time of being in operation and common issues are not addressed. All this comes with statutory parental leave and just 4 weeks annual leave... being a women’s diversity platform, I found this quite surprising

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      WORK180 Response
      5y
      The first point to address with this review is the incorrect statement around WORK180 having statutory parental leave. Since having 11 employees (now at 35), we have had 8 weeks paid leave in addition to statutory, regardless of gender and no waiting period to take that leave after a person joins. We also provide an additional $2000 payment in superannuation on any unpaid portion of parental leave. This is and has always been public on our own website. We also do spend money on elevating the brand, the marketing team is the largest company department with the biggest budget. This is also evident in our 500%+ growth in users YoY. Our recent employee engagement survey (we use Culture Amp) shows a different narrative to what has been written above. In every area, we scored significantly higher than the Australian and UK averages. Examples include: > Work-life balance: 9% above the Australian average and 6% above the UK average > Feedback and recognition: 19% above the Australian average and 20% above the UK average > Leadership: 14% above average across both regions > Collaboration and Communication: 11% above average across both regions > Alignment and involvement: 6% above the UK average and 5% above the Australian average We have a weekly company meeting, depending on time zone and daylight savings could be at 4pm - 6pm if you’re on the east coast of Australia. We understand this can be difficult for people with parental responsibilities (including myself), we have the call at that time to include our UK counterparts to ensure they feel part of the team. When team members are unable to make the call, they can watch the recording of the company meeting the next day. Regarding the review on the 30 Aug talking about poor hires, I do not condone that review point, and can imagine it may have been hurtful to read if believed it was perhaps aimed personally.
      1.0
      15 Oct 2020

      Awful! Please read all reviews carefully especially the negative ones as they are all true.

      Business development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Their mission and what they stand for. You will work with some great employees but one of the CEO's, in particular, will make sure you are worked to the bone. You will be made to feel welcomed and respected only for the first month and then you will experience the rudest, most negative, hated and toxic working environments of your career and life.

      Cons

      Absolute hypocrites who need to take their advice instead of trying to sell it to clients. The women and men at this company are not supported, they are humiliated, shamed and criticised in front of the entire company. The CEO loves to take all the credit and will get rid of employees just because she doesn't like them. Most if not all employees live in fear, definitely not paid the same and are expected to work 12hour days on a good day.

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      WORK180 Response
      5y
      This statement is incorrect. No-one is expected to work a 12 hour day (unless an employee chooses to work a compressed work week themselves). I completely empathise that it can be hard to “switch off” when working from home and the lines between work and home time can become blurry. We absolutely don’t want this though. In terms of being overworked, the employee engagement survey (we use Culture Amp) conducted in 2020 demonstrated the opposite. It saw us score a 9% above the Australian average and 6% above the UK average for work-life balance (total score was a highly favourable 89%). To add to this, WORK180 now operates on a 9 day fortnight on full pay. We believe that working hard during the week, means that people should be rewarded with a 3 day weekend twice a month. This was implemented in July 2020. I’m a bit confused about the statement of taking credit for other people's work. That would have absolutely no benefit for a CEO to do. I’m also confused about the statement of “getting rid of employees because she doesn’t like them”. That wouldn’t be an intelligent way to run a business in my view (it is also against our moral values), we are focused on performance and contribution. Our recent employee engagement survey (we use Culture Amp) shows a different narrative to what has been written above. In every area, we scored significantly higher than the Australian and UK averages. Examples include: > Feedback and recognition: 19% above the Australian average and 20% above the UK average > Leadership: 14% above average across both regions > Collaboration and Communication: 11% above average across both regions > Alignment and involvement: 6% above the UK average and 5% above the Australian average
      1.0
      14 Sept 2021

      Avoid. They don't practice what they preach

      Client engagement manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Seeming good cause but not what it seems at the surface. NASTY PLACE TO WORK!

      Cons

      Toxic culture. They don't practice what they preach! Its supposed to be working from home and the company is supposed to be Trusting but you have to log on to a platform that shows you are actually working. They don't value diversity it the real sense of the word. Feedback is taken personally. I resigned from this company because as other reviews have said, it takes a toll on your health. You work very hard and never get recognised. Hi attrition rate. One of the Ceo makes you feel she is doing you a favour by employing you and talks about how many hours she works for the business and her mantra of not eating if she does not sell. Employees get fired at will and this creates an atmosphere of fear within the organisation. You have to be a yes man or you are out! A lot of people left this company, it's really not a nice place to work

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