Pebl Reviews

2.8

31% would recommend to a friend

(419 total reviews)

Francoise Brougher

37% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Pebl has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 419 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Pebl employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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419 reviews
1.0
19 Apr 2022

Overpromising and under-delivering

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Remote work and flexibility. Travel.

Cons

Big disconnect between what they say and their actual actions. Overpromising, under-delivering constantly. Cultural issues. Lots of virtue signalling and performative actions everywhere. There is no diversity within the executive leadership team. A quick look on the website shows this. Despite repeated feedback, there are no plans to change that given the 3 most recent hires to the team. Repeatedly saying “We care about diversity” does nothing. The CEO mentions on a public podcast that if he could go back, he would prioritise diversity. But, he's continued to maintain hiring for the executive leadership in the same way today, showing the emptiness in those statements. If you are part of the inner circle, you go far. There are some well connected individuals holding VP titles with minimal experience and ability. Impacts everyone they manage and the people they work with. Feedback avenues have been exhausted. HR seems to only want to hear the good things to leverage it for employer branding. Any critical feedback is swept under the rug. Talent acquisition has been a mess. A lot of talk and plan, execution is chaotic.

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Pebl Response
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We appreciate your feedback. There’s certainly more work for us to do to become better versions of ourselves. The speed of our growth, plus the growing pains that come with it, has created challenges to overcome across the board within the company. With such rapid growth, it is not abnormal to experience a bit of heart burn and frustration. There is no question that the Velocity Global of 2022 is not the Velocity Global of 2020 nor of 2015. Velocity Global has tripled in size since September 2021, going from 250 employees to over 700 "owner-employees". This has been fueled by a meteoric rise in global remote workers and the need to pay them compliantly in 185 countries. Our new Global Work Platform™ has been developed in record time to support our Global PEO and Global EOR business – this is what we do – https://youtu.be/7FQk5Mvu4OI. 2. For entrepreneurs and dreamers pursuing their passion, you understand this. You will appreciate that starting and running a company is a very precarious dance. We are learning just like you, and like most, we are not perfect. We continue to better ourselves all the while understanding we may drop a ball or two. What’s also important is that we do pick up the dropped balls and fix the situation to avoid any repetition. So, for the entrepreneur or dreamer reading this post, if you don't break a few glasses and spill lots of water, you are not pushing hard enough to make your dream a reality. 3. Here as Velocity Global we take pride in hiring "owner-employees". If you don't have an ownership mentality, meaning, if you don't have the mindset which says, this is my company and I am responsible for its success or failure, then this is not the place for you. However, if you want to experience what it feels like to be an "owner-employee", if you want to experience both the freedom and awesome responsibility that ownership entails, this company is for you. This is a company of dreamers, planners and doers committed to doing something cool and building something useful for humanity. Velocity Global is full of ‘possibility advocates’ committed to helping each other to excel and to see our company succeed. If you have ideas. If you have business experiments that you want to run, and want to do all this while having fun, join us. And when you join us, remember, we are dreamers, planners, and doers here. When we come to work, we work hard. We roll up our sleeves and get stuff done in record time. We work hard to better ourselves and do what’s right for our clients, the people, and the planet. Global Talent Acquisition Team - We got you.
4.0
14 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Hyper-growth company with lots to learn 2. Remote work if you like it 3. Interesting industry given we are looking to disrupt the way people work and how we approach work in a post pandemic world

Cons

1. You can feel neglected if you aren’t working in the US time zone. Almost difficult to have opportunities to participate in the exciting projects that contributes to company’s growth and personal growth 2. Remote work, it’s difficult to form or build relationships with coworkers 3. Compensation is on the lower side

3.0
11 Jan 2026

Up and down

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Smart, motivated people - Flexibility in work hours and WFH

Cons

- Instability, many lay offs - Inconsistent promotion and compensation practices

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