Eight Inc. Reviews

2.8

32% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Tim Kobe

28% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Eight Inc. has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Eight Inc. employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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32 reviews
2.0
1 Feb 2019

Micro management needs to stop

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Talented teams (all underused) - Good perks- free lunches, beer

Cons

Principles/Upper Management - Autocratic approach - No autonomy given to senior staff - Unhealthy obsession with micromanagement - destroys morale and dilutes work Internal Organization Poor - Unsociable workaholic hours - expected to match that of management - Externally promote a process that is not used internally - Noncompetitive remuneration - No clear departments - top heavy hierarchy - Career growth opportunities limited - Management tenure long - out of touch with modern business operations - HR relationship with CEO - impacts honest feedback

2.0
19 June 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- interesting, diverse projects - better work life balance than most architectural offices - talented and wholesome people, though many have left...

Cons

- upper management husband/wife team creates tension and discomfort - little transparency and a lot of micromanagement (my specific scenario) - your supervisor decides your fate in the office

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Eight Inc. Response
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It’s great to have your honest feedback, both positive and negative, and are pleased to hear that you enjoyed working on projects and with our clients. We are dedicated to improving your experience, and want you to know that many of your concerns are currently being addressed. Learning and understanding the challenges directly from you, we take note on your above advice. Thank you and if you’d like more information on the processes we are going through, please contact us at hr@eightinc.com.
2.0
10 July 2018

Could be better

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Talented and nice employees - Made some friends here - A learning experience

Cons

- Lack of consideration for work/ life balance - Culture of workaholism driven from the top down - Stressful and demanding at times with a lack of consideration on how business and project decisions effect staff wellbeing - Intense place to work, not particularly fun Senior management style: ego-driven, controlling, hyper-competitive, arrogant - Staff lack ownership of their own work, senior management tend to micro manage and take credit for others work - Staff and company resources are used to promote and forward the career of management - staff get little opportunity for growth and self-development - No HR structure in place, not really operating like a proper company despite its size - Hierarchical and autocratic culture - Poor listening skills from senior mangement - Project processes lack clarity and integrity - Project ambitions bite off way more than they can chew, over-delivery and operating in areas that are not key competencies is not uncommon - Benefits package not competitive with the market

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