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      Datatonic

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      Datatonic Reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (54 total reviews)

      Louis Decuypere

      71% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture and values

      4.0

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      Datatonic has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Datatonic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      54 reviews
      2.0
      20 Oct 2020

      Look what we've become...

      Technical
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      * Ability to work with GCP, and technical people at the company have the freedom to explore the latest in the field. * Strong partnerships with Google Cloud, Intel and Looker, and having won several awards over the past few years, means that Datatonic is trusted with larger and larger projects. * Good learning opportunity especially for graduates, with exposure to diverse companies and use cases. Graduates are able to level up fairly quickly within the organisation and take ownership of projects early on in their career. * Smart and talented people who are always willing to help - they will be your support system. * Smooth transition to WFH with COVID-19 and openness to remote working in general.

      Cons

      * Company leaders lack the right management experience - there are people that are only in leadership positions due to having joined Datatonic in its early stages. The CEO appears to reward “loyalty” rather than placing the right people that make sense for the business. * Opaque communication from leadership - it started off as monthly company-wide meetings, which then became more infrequent over time. Q&A sessions consist of answers to cherry-picked questions. * Salaries are a big problem at Datatonic. People are given a spiel from the CEO about how Datatonic does not pay like the top companies, but the “learning opportunities are meant to make up for that”. There are annual salary reviews but don’t expect much. * Employee perks is a topic that is brought up time and time again within the company, despite that it still has not been updated in a very long time. * Unfortunately, graduates are not all treated equally. Some are lucky enough to have exciting project opportunities, and others are left on the bench for months with no support from their managers. * Sometimes you get an email saying that so-and-so is no longer part of the company, but most of the time you actually realise that you haven’t seen or heard from someone in a while. Strange how redundancies are brushed under the carpet. And when you get someone who has decided to leave the company, the impactful work or years of service doesn't matter, the CEO will decide when he wants to celebrate them and when he doesn’t. * Oh, and if you require a visa, or flexible working because you have young children - it'll most certainly be used against you. * Finally, let's not forget the "innovative and revolutionary" product that the company is building. The CEO should learn to cut his losses - even he doesn't believe in it.

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      Datatonic Response
      5y
      Dear Reviewer, thank you for sharing your thoughts about your time at Datatonic. Whilst it’s disappointing to read about your cons of working here, we take all employee feedback on board - good or bad. One thing I would like to emphasise is that as a company and a management team we are continually looking to improve. Having grown very quickly over the past couple of years, there have been some inevitable bumps in the road. However, during the last 12 months, we’ve made some significant improvements in how we do things across the business and this has had a measurable impact. For example, looking at our most recent employer net promoter score (Oct 2020), this has increased by 53% to what is considered a very high eNPS at 49 and a great sign that the improvements we're making are having a positive effect on the team. Thanks again for taking the time to leave this review and we wish you the best in your career. Steve Thompson, Head of Talent
      3.0
      15 Sept 2019

      Aimless and ignorant

      Technical
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Smart people, friendly and supportive culture, using Google Cloud, meeting new clients

      Cons

      Low salaries, high pressure, poor leadership, sales focus, undermanagement, lots of responsibility but no choice, questionable ethics

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      Datatonic Response
      6y
      Thank you for your review. It's obviously disappointing to read this, but at the same time, we want to hear your feedback as we are committed to continuous improvement as a company. I was pleased to read your pros about Datatonic. Smart people and a friendly and supportive culture accurately reflect the brilliant team we have! We’re in a period of extreme growth (doubling headcount since the beginning of the year). Growing pains are definitely expected in this scenario, but at the same time, we’ve collectively achieved major success as a team. We’ve won the Partner of the Year Award from Google, we've had exceptional NPS feedback scores across our client projects, we’ve built a great team vibe, and we’ve skilled up a young team that’s delivering large impact across many exciting projects. Please let us give some perspective on some of the points raised: Our salary framework is tested against multiple industry benchmarks and is continuously being improved, and we reward strong individual performance and regularly give pay rises. As a commercial consulting business, we have waves of high and low pressure, it’s part of the game (and also part of the fun). As a for-profit business, there is a strong focus on sales, but our technical teams are not expected to sell. Compared to similar companies in our industry and given our current team size, we do give people a fair choice on projects and sectors to work in. We are aware of some areas we can improve and we are continuously bettering our staffing process and striving for a fair balance as we grow, including exciting internal R&D projects. Your point about ethics was something that we didn't recognise and would urge you to speak with one of us or someone from our ethics team if you feel there is a problem in this area. Overall, we're working extremely hard to build the best possible company and want to do this in the most inclusive way possible! Please reach out to either of us or our Bettertonic team with any further feedback as we continue to grow. Steve Thompson (Head of Talent) and Louis Decuypere (CEO)
      1.0
      30 May 2024

      Downward spiral for a once great place to work

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Amazing peers - the people are the only thing keeping this going, but the best ones are leaving month on month

      Cons

      Management are completely out of touch. Snap decisions and lack of honesty with staff. All the good people are now leaving. Feels like a missed opportunity that has been ruined by poor senior management decisions. Doesn’t pay competitively - stingy and not long term focused to develop people and culture

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