Centrak Reviews

Scenario A: "Oh, hey. You weren't invited to this meeting? Well everyone talked and decided you're running the project. We sold something that doesn't exist and we just thought of it but please don't tell that to the client. It will take a year? Well we put out a press release last week. Also, John started yesterday but we're sending him to our biggest client tomorrow. You can train him, right?" Scenario B: "Can you please schedule an urgent meeting for later today? I know I have no time on my schedule. Find time but don't double book me. I'll take the call from the car but won't tell you that ahead of time. Actually? I forgot to show up. Will you please text me to remind me? I'm not listening though. I'm on 2 other calls and driving after all." Scenario C: "Hello. I know it's Saturday and if I read my email we could have addressed this three weeks ago. But it's urgent so please leave the beach with your three children and come help me solve this very small issue." Scenario D: "For now we're keeping you in your current role. You're super competent and ready to take on more and make this a better company. We see that. But we would have no idea how to function without you in your current role. Please continue to do what you currently do while not paying too much attention to this team over here where we are simultaneously promoting people and also taking their responsibilities away because at some level we know they don't do any work at all, much less well." - I know this all sounds really bad but honestly go back up and read the Pros. This is a good place to work. But I'm being real with you here. I bet every current employee who reads this con section is cracking up at how true all of this is.

- Not enough days off for the stress we endure. Love how you took away 5 vacation days and made them sick days. How about just giving 5 sick days?! - Major struggle transitioning from a small to medium company which is causing lots of extra stress on the employees and it seems like the company does not care to solve them with any urgency. If I hear "we are working on it" one more time i will loose it. You have know for over two years that employees are over worked. - Because of all of this stress, great employees are leaving like crazy which causes a domino effect. Summary of what is currently happening to the company: Long time hard working employee has become overworked due to growth of the company (great problem to have for job security), employee asks for help by requesting an additional person be hired to help the workload (Two reasons the answer should be yes 1) you have 2 employees who now know the job so that if one is sick or leaves you have backup 2) it makes sure your hardworking employee is happy and keeps working) Actual answer? "No" or "we will look". *Two years later* Hardworking employee REALLY over worked. Can we get some help? "No" or "we are looking". Hard working employee says screw this and leaves. Problems: 1) Employee was the only one who knew years worth of knowledge, 2) No other employee can do the job 3) Other REALLY stressed employees are asked to take over that persons job. Going to hire someone? Yes, but only one person. Wait one person? The person with several years experience couldn't do the job on their own but you are going to hire a new person with no knowledge and expect them to do the same job? "Yes" *only a few months later* New employee leaves because they have no clue what to do and are stressed out. Long term employees leave because they are over worked. Rinse and repeat. Company is in a position where it has more work than ever but less experienced employees than ever before. Nearly the entire experienced work force is actively looking for jobs because its not worth the stress.