European-owned company that is a tale of 2 companies (spoiler: the US version sucks) - werkgeversreview Executive Assistant bij Automic Software

1,0
19 apr 2014
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Pluspunten

Great benefits, consistent amount of training made available, fun outings, and many of the people are great (see below for otherwise).

Minpunten

I went on mat leave as an EA for two executives and came back to a front desk receptionist role. They blatantly ignored a doctor's note advising I work from home during my pregnancy and threatened me with either taking a part time role with benefits or doing a fulltime role I didn't want with a performance improvement plan. Needless to say - their record with both support staff and pregnant women is terrible. I loved the two executives I supported and they made my job truly incredible. Unfortunately the mentality towards support staff is as a second class citizen, so I would strongly advise against any role such as EA, office manager, receptionist, etc. There are a lot of well tenured employees who have entrenched themselves and are in conflict with the new wave of talent (many at senior levels) they have brought in. Turmoil and chaos are two words that immediately come to mind. A hot mess is the one I gravitate towards.

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5,0
20 apr 2022
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

Great team, leadership, software, customers

Minpunten

There were no major cons

3,0
22 sep 2015
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Pluspunten

First of all there are a lot of great things about Automic, specifically their sales organization. For one, this is a great technology that you can sell. It absolutely has competitive advantages that a good salesperson will use to their benefit. The people here are also great (specifically the US team). Your fellow sales guys for the most part of genuinely good people and are willing to help you succeed. I also think the current leadership is pushing the company in the right direction.

Minpunten

Now the bad....there is constant turnover here, particularly at a management level. In the last 2 years there have been 3 "regimes" in place. Each time, when a new leader comes on, they look to hire 'their guys' from outside the organization, thus you could be a victim of completely unexpected turnover even if you are performing reasonably well. Each new regime has a completely different go to market strategy so there is a constant change on how you are positioning the product and what you are focusing on selling. Overall, it's a company that knows its sitting on a good thing (its technology) but has struggled in the past to find the right people to execute, or has not given the people in place enough opportunity to execute. I do believe that the current leadership from CEO down to regional VPs are pushing the company in the right direction, and I think if you are willing to risk all the changes, you absolutely can make a lot of money here (compensation structure is excellent). But know what to expect going in.

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