Company hijacked by Career Politicians, not leaders with serious Stress Management issues
Pros
Basic salary is decent and above the national average. The good news is that it took a while but there is HR in place so hopefully if given the right mandate things might actually improve. It won't be an easy task but it's a step in the right direction. There are some very talented individuals, especially in the US and Israeli offices whom it was a pleasure to work with. These people in particular deserved to be looked after as much as possible.
Cons
Firstly I joined Splitit initially with some degree of reservation. This was really due to the fact that the contract was the absolute legal bare minimum - sick days weren't even included in any contract which seems unbelievable which says it all on how employees are perceived within the business. It is very much a Customer First, Employee Second culture even at the expense of the employees well being. Add to that the ever changing goal posts with respect to bonus payment. When I eventually agreed to join I was promised that the contractual situation was going to be reviewed imminently to include additional benefits - unfortunately this was a flat out lie, in fact expect to see a lack of transparency when it comes to bonus calculations and apparently are now only paid out annually which will in turn inevitably demotivate employees even further. From a senior management perspective, particularly in Europe there is a significant leadership deficiency where by from my experience the vast majority of those with line management responsibilities are career politicians with the motivation of self preservation rather than leading, supporting, developing and nurturing their team. Senior Management regularly glorify the amount of working hours they do which as a result guilt trips junior team members into working longer hours at an expense to their well being to the point of beyond burnout while also transferring their stress onto others which in turn creates a vicious circle. The general response when raising such concerns is that the business is a "startup" and that the extra hours are a part of what startup culture is all about. Needless to say this is a complete fabrication of reality and is the result of poor management and failing to hire quicker for skills gaps for which many in senior management won't take personal responsibility for.
