Weak Leadership, High Turnover - werkgeversreview Operations bij Sovos

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7 jan 2019
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Goedkeuring directeur
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During tax season you are well fed and are given positive reinforcement to bring you through the toughest part of the year. There is always a need for tax compliance, so as long as you stay in good standing job security is pretty strong. Compared to other software out there, Taxport is actually ok in spite of what clients and home office staff may complain about. No software is perfect. About 4-5 months of the year you are essentially a non-essential employee. Good stepping stone job to get exposure to many different people and industries, both at Sovos and through your client load. Exposure to the SAAS industry is important for today's job market as well.

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Questioning the status quo comes with judgement from leadership. Those who get promoted are those who do not rock the boat and perform their job adequately. High turnover is a result of the high stress, low reward environment. Many people leave the company without tying up loose ends on their accounts as a result of the low task identity. This creates a vicious cycle of coming into unhappy accounts that NEED Sovos because they have ingrained their tax compliance solution into their annual reporting process. Some introductions to clients contained airing a grievance about their previous service being inadequate. As a result of the high turnover, it is evident that Sovos needs you more than you need them. Getting competent people to learn and use their software is their greatest service resource. Fortunately there will always be overqualified people leaving undergrad needing work. This is many manager's first leadership experience, and the growing pains are not acknowledged or developed. Again- maintain the status quo, bring the clients through tax season.

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7y
Thanks for the feedback, both constructive and positive. Our Operations teams do have peaks and valleys in their workload, especially here in North America due to the cyclical nature of tax. I disagree that any of our employees become non-essential in the “off season” as this is where a majority of our best practices are developed. I want to address your perception that the only way to get ahead at Sovos is to maintain status quo. That is in direct opposition to our company culture. Employees who embody our core values of being Proactive, Professional, Collaborative, Adaptable and Accountable are team members who we find truly grow at Sovos –30% of our employees were promoted or experienced a job change last year! And, in fact, our employee retention rate has been increasing every single year since 2016. Finally, I am sorry to hear you did not feel supported by your manager. I was not present during the conversations you referenced, so I can only say we have a strong set of client communication best practices. I will admit we hold our employees to high standards and I am confident that is why you received the feedback you did. Our recently re-vamped new manager training is focused on helping all of our managers be the most genuine, effective leaders they can; Leaders who are inspiring and help enable successful career paths here at Sovos. We will continue to make this a priority. Thank you again for your feedback. I wish you the best of luck in your new role. - Joe

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