Interesting work, not the best management - Anonymous employee ecobee Employee Review

3.0
20 Aug 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of snacks and pop Loads of perks One month paid sabattical after 5 years Genuinely fun people Interesting projects

Cons

Lots of micromanaging of teams, constant questioning, no empowerment for middle management to make decisions, product release dates finalized and then 2 months from deadline developers don't have enough information to create the product as it may not be fully scoped, SmartHome innovation that has already been done by other companies. People regularly fired, and others leave. Many young staff in leadership roles with no business experience, constantly trying to solution where solutions already exist. Split offices for different staff, with a lot of painful decisioning on who should be moved to Corus Quay and then later learning everyone might move there.

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ecobee Response
6y
We are sorry to hear that you’ve experienced some challenges. Our team is dedicated to continually improving and creating a great place to work for all of our employees. We encourage you to communicate your concerns directly to your HR Business Partner. We value openness at ecobee and have many resources in place to ensure we are here to support you. Of note, our Learning and Development function, ThinkLab, has been investing resources to launch leadership training company-wide and we are already seeing the results throughout the organization. As we are a rapidly growing company, our office move is a sign of our continued growth. Given that the new construction of the offices is finalized in stages, we made a conscious business decision to relocate in phases in order to accommodate for the available seating and unite all of our teams in an effort to nurture our collaborative culture. While we are a rapidly growing company, we need to be agile, and adaptive to change. ecobee is always working on ways to improve the employee’s experiences and growth. We thank you for your feedback.

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5.0
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Co-headquartered in Toronto and Leeds - very cosmopolitan with a high emphasis on DEI.

Cons

Tech company means people love ALLLLL the software. Information and resources are scattered across numerous platforms, which can be pretty frustrating.

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ecobee Response
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Hello, thank you for providing this feedback. We are so glad you liked the Toronto HQ & Leeds HQ (we agree, they're pretty great!) and felt the emphasis we put on DEI (this really matters to us). We appreciate your feedback regarding resource management and it is something we will think about going forward. Thanks again for your review and helping to make ecobee great!
5.0
18 Mar 2019
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Pros

ecobee is a great place to work because of the fantastic culture that exists here. Thanks to transparency from our CEO down, there are multiple teams helping support me in my role and hit my goals. Because there are so many intelligent, driven and willing people, we are able to work together to exceed goals and focus on what is important to our shared success. Many suggestions and support can be given because of it is known by everyone what you are working on and striving for. It also allows for frank conversations about what we can't work on because it would create misalignment with our goals. I am excited to be a part of a company that is constantly innovating, helping the planet, and looking to win in the market. Great time to be an ecopeep!

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Too many great ideas and not enough resources to bring them all to life!

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ecobee Response
7y
Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your feedback, it is great to hear that you are enjoying your time at ecobee! Our team is dedicated to continually improving and creating a great place to work for all of our employees, so we thank you for your feedback that will allow us to continue to do that.
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