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      3.5

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (64 total reviews)

      57% positive business outlook

      GrantMe has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GrantMe employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      64 reviews
      1.0
      2 Nov 2021

      Culture is for a very specific type of person which wasn’t me

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I met some really nice people while I was there but most of the people I was friends with don’t work there anymore so can’t say what it’s like now

      Cons

      Definitely have to like hustle culture and be ok with no work life balance and very limited time off. People were applauded for working on the weekend, really late and on holidays all the time. I also saw quite a few people get fired very shortly after starting for not being a “culture fit” and turnover was super high. There were a few elements that felt a little too micro managing for my style including having to write a report every day of what you did in a public slack channel and having to “restore integrity” if you joined a zoom meeting even 1 min late ( which meant basically explaining why you were late and what you’re gonna do to never be late again) . They also use “radical candor” which I’m not a fan of. to me it feels more like an excuse to be brutally honest and removed the element of professionalism from giving feedback. We had to be in office at least twice a week through all of COVID so keep that in mind if you’re looking for flexibility. These are just some things I would’ve liked to know before working here - maybe this type of culture works for some people but it definitely wasn’t for me

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      GrantMe Response
      4y
      Thanks for your review. Appreciate the feedback and I agree with most of it. Specifically, we do expect meetings to start and end on time and we do use radical candour. Our goal with radical candour is to challenge directly while caring personally. And while it isn't for everyone, we do find that it helps to keep everyone on the same page. I'm sorry that it wasn't for you. Some context that is missing with that we did go fully remote when we were required to do so. We also stuck directly to the public health order guidelines throughout the pandemic. And we worked with employees who had specific health or family concerns throughout the pandemic to adjust their schedules. There definitely is a hustle culture here. And we are very particular about our culture, so we do let people go who are not a culture fit. This is definitely de facto for high-growth startups. It's also something we're working towards making more smooth and predictable as we grow and mature as a company. Some updates that we've made are 1) We've got a dedicated resource who is improving our hiring process to ensure that expectations are aligned prior to joining 2) Planning further into the future to prevent the late nights/weekends/holidays. While this isn't expected, it is appreciated and sometimes needed to complete the job. Thank you for the feedback. Sorry that it wasn't for you. And I wish you the best in your next role. I hope that it is a good fit for you :)
      1.0
      31 May 2023

      All around horrible

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great coworkers. That is all.

      Cons

      The 5 star reviews are posted to bury poor reviews. Shoddy work too. The last collection of 5 star reviews were all posted on the same day after a bunch of bad reviews. Underpaid. You do not get paid for stat holidays or overtime. No work life balance, days off are during the week because weekends have the best pickup rate. You have to ‘earn’ Saturdays and Sundays off by hitting unrealistic targets. Felt very experimental when I was there with so many drastic changes to procedure, seemed like they didn’t know what they were doing. A lot of reps went without breaks because of their back to back calls, which the CEO vehemently denies. CEO is quick to yell at employees. They make you sign a contract that you’ll give 4 weeks notice before quitting, but have fired people almost immediately after they put in their notice. Crazy turnover, I can name no former employees that were happy there. For a company that claims to be progressive, they do not care at all about their employees mental wellbeing. Their reddit reviews will show you how much they actually care about students too.

      1.0
      10 Mar 2023

      Unprofessional CEO and CFO who are glorified bullies

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Some Lovely People working in the company in Finance, IT and other areas.

      Cons

      One of the most unprofessional places I have ever been exposed to. Very toxic work environment. The CEO Sends an update everyone week with coloured red X's and green ticks based on if you met your goals from the previous week. He then grills each person publicly in front of everyone as to why they didn't meet these goals, creating a toxic environment of humiliation and fear among staff. Communication between CFO, CEO, managers and teams is spotty, inconsistent and there is no manners expected, hiding behind a honest feedback. You can be honest without being a bully or discriminatory. Expectation to work late every day without fail, no-one takes lunch breaks, you are expected to work through lunch. The only focus of this company is making money, acknowledging it is a start up, even start up's should care about their employees. Lastly, It should be noted it's mandatory for each current employee to post a 5 star review on Glassdoor (its on their goals for the week).

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      GrantMe Response
      3y
      Hi there, I'm sorry to hear that you didn't have an overall good experience but I do appreciate that you enjoyed working with members of our team. I agree that they're lovely people. I'm sorry that you saw our culture and operations as unprofessional. It sounds like a number of our expectations were not clearly communicated. I'm sorry about that and we'll aim to do better. A couple of things to provide context on in response to your cons: 1. Our weekly messages and standups are intended to ensure that everyone is on the same page. We do this to keep our main priorities top of mind and to hold our team accountable for their promises. We've borrowed this structure from other top companies who aim to keep their organizations in synch. 2. We don't have a CFO - so I'm not sure if you're referring to. In any case, thank you for this feedback. We'll make sure to keep coordinating our messages across our leadership team. 3. It sounds like we didn't clearly communicate that we aim to provide feedback that is both actionable and aiming to assist. We take bullying and discrimination very seriously and have let team members go because they engaged in bullying and discrimination. 4. There is no expectation to work late or to work through lunches. Nor would a manager ever ask you to do this on a regular basis. There is, however, an expectation to meet performance expectations. We find that when our team is focused and prioritizes correctly, they can achieve their performance expectations during normal working hours. 5. Glassdoor is not part of any formal process of ours; however, we do fortunately have 40+ team members who have chosen to leave a positive review on their own accord. As I mentioned, I'm overall sorry that you didn't have a great experience. We'll take your feedback into account. And I wish you all the best on the next step of your journey.
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