Boataround Reviews

2.8

40% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)
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Pavel Pribis and Jana Escher

39% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Boataround has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Boataround employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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28 reviews
1.0
14 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

If you like yachts and boats

Cons

Megalomaniac founders that are more busy boosting their own egos with Forbes articles rather then running a decent honest business From day one it was a delusional experience where promises weren’t kept And false expectations were created. I started with 3 other new hires . Within 3 months 2 were fired and one left, the fourth of the group was fired in month 6. A culture of fear where work pressure and overtime is promoted and frankly the norm. Often 10 to 11 hrs a day. They claim to foster an open work culture, or an open door policy, as they call it but when you ask questions you get publicly humiliated and bullied A lot of back room politics They try to cover up all the chaos, constant changes and high work pressure as if it belongs to a start up culture which the company already isn’t anymore. After they fired me over WhatsApp during a sick leave !!?! I had to fight for weeks to get my settlement. This had to be redone over 3 times to get all the amounts that were due. Needless to say it was an awkward situation to say the least. A lot of hyperbolic wordings like calling people superheroes all the time but they dispose more of people than one would do of a single use tissue. Toxic work environment Founders are glorified all the time By far the worst work experience ever

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Boataround Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about your experience at Boataround Company. We value feedback from our employees as it helps us identify areas for improvement. We are genuinely sorry to hear that you found the work-life balance challenging during your time with us. Your well-being is important to us, and we regret that we fell short of providing a positive experience. We are actively reviewing our policies and workload distribution to ensure a healthier work-life balance for all our team members. Recognition is a crucial aspect of our culture, and we apologize if you felt it was lacking during your tenure. We are working on enhancing our recognition programs to ensure that employees receive the acknowledgment they deserve for their hard work and dedication. We encourage you to reach out directly to our team if you would like to discuss your concerns further. Your feedback is invaluable, and we are committed to making positive changes based on your insights. We appreciate the time you spent with us and wish you the best in your future endeavors. Best regards, Boataround Team
1.0
18 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A lot of amazing, passionate, intelligent, smart, driven people, many of whom came with passion for boats and sailing, wanting it to positively impact the growth of company and improve the quality of the offer...

Cons

... only for their ideas and effort to be laughed at and killed with constant discouragement from management. Company advertises itself as a place for people with passion, while there is a simple key for success there. Lack of critical thinking is highly appreciated, as the main task, regardless of the position, is just following the orders. Rare moments, when you can share your ideas might give the sense of impact at the beginning, but with time it is easy to understand they are pointless waste of time, as your voice does not matter. What's more, you may start to feel not quite smart, as some leaders would put great effort for you to feel like this; sometimes felt like it's their main and only task, maybe besides providing multiple Excel reports to be filled, replicating the same data countless times. The office space is very dog friendly, but at the same time very people unfriendly. The most advertised company benefit often is not allowing workers to focus. Overall it is not a place for: - independent thinkers, - people coming with the ownership approach and wanting to make an impact, - people wanting to keep any level of confidence in their skills, - people maintaining some level of dignity.

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Boataround Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about your experience at Boataround Company. We value feedback from our employees as it helps us identify areas for improvement. We are genuinely sorry to hear that you found the work-life balance challenging during your time with us. Your well-being is important to us, and we regret that we fell short of providing a positive experience. We are actively reviewing our policies and workload distribution to ensure a healthier work-life balance for all our team members. Recognition is a crucial aspect of our culture, and we apologize if you felt it was lacking during your tenure. We are working on enhancing our recognition programs to ensure that employees receive the acknowledgment they deserve for their hard work and dedication. We encourage you to reach out directly to our team if you would like to discuss your concerns further. Your feedback is invaluable, and we are committed to making positive changes based on your insights. We appreciate the time you spent with us and wish you the best in your future endeavors. Best regards, HR Team
1.0
18 Jan 2024

Just no

Recommend
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Pros

Great and really talented people worked there, but left or got fired for misterious reasons.

Cons

Unclear job description, almost no training. The workload is excessive. There are no real benchmarks for how much can be done in 8 working hours, you get assigned work and that's it. As a result, overtime is highly encouraged, but of course not compensated. Therefore, the concept of work-life balance is non-existent. It is pointless to point out system problems that result in both customers and employees having a bad experience. Promotions are often not made on the basis of performance and talent, but on likeability or the ability to say "we are superheroes" with as much false enthusiasm as possible. This company has no interest in retaining talent, absolutely none, they overwork you and push you to leave or fire you. And last but not least, mobbing is not uncommon there.

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Boataround Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about your experience at Boataround Company. We value feedback from our employees as it helps us identify areas for improvement. We are genuinely sorry to hear that you found the work-life balance challenging during your time with us. Your well-being is important to us, and we regret that we fell short of providing a positive experience. We are actively reviewing our policies and workload distribution to ensure a healthier work-life balance for all our team members. Recognition is a crucial aspect of our culture, and we apologize if you felt it was lacking during your tenure. We are working on enhancing our recognition programs to ensure that employees receive the acknowledgment they deserve for their hard work and dedication. We encourage you to reach out directly to our team if you would like to discuss your concerns further. Your feedback is invaluable, and we are committed to making positive changes based on your insights. We appreciate the time you spent with us and wish you the best in your future endeavors. Best regards, HR Team
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