Emma (UK) Reviews

Now for the reason why I'm giving a low rating. The CEO Edoardo exhibits a rude and unprofessional demeanor towards his employees. Below I've listed the reasons why I hold this opinion; 1. He does not like people talking in the office. He would tell people to shut up while others are present and often drops passive aggressive messages in slack channels to tell people to be quite. This created an office culture where people feel uncomfortable talking to each other openly. He would say "If you're talking, you're not working" which is grossly incorrect in my opinion. 2. There is no unified standard or guideline on performance. He often cracks the metaphorical whip and tells people to work harder and that "They can't afford to keep people that slows them down"(Which he mentions often). That in itself isn't so bad but when you approach either him or the CTO Antonio on whether or not your performance is satisfactory they're reluctant to give you a straight forward answer which means no one really knows whether or not they are meeting expectations. This causes a lot of stress in the office. 3. He cites that work should consume you and work life balance should tilt towards in favor of work (I wish I was exaggerating when I say this). 4. He snaps/clicks his fingers at people as a way to get peoples attention. 5. He often abruptly slams his desk. Which isn't bad by itself but paired with the quite office environment he fosters it comes across as short tempered. I'll list a few personal interaction I've had with him that ultimately led to me handing in my notice: 1. He rejected vacation time because he didn't want me to work 4 day work weeks in my probation period despite me having accrued the days. 2. He tried to assert my attendance to an after work engineering conference with a 2 day notice. I refused stating that I had made commitments which he then said that it was not optional while there was nothing in my contract stating that. I might come across as some disgruntled employee but I genuinely don't hold any animosity towards him. I do believe that he devotes his life to the company but I think he doesn't put enough attention to the people who are actually moving it forward.