Many promised benefits were revoked or never provided - Customer Service Agent Article Employee Review

2.0
8 Sept 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- stocked kitchen - open-space concept office, roomy and pretty - friendly coworkers (not management) - let me keep the computer when they laid me off

Cons

- took away free lunches on holidays because the office teams didn't like that the warehouse + customer service teams were getting them and they couldn't also have it - very very little opportunity for growth, saw only 2/100 people in my department who "moved up" - after 4 years of employment, received a total of a $1.50 raise. nobody received raises 2 years in a row - forced everyone to go back into the office, despite multiple complaints. multiple people resigned as a result and were never replaced - keeps warehouse team and customer service team on skeleton crews. - once got in trouble because "i didn't use enough emojis" to convey my emotions. there were no emotions to be given in my conversation about my performance review - was almost written up because i logged in 3 minutes late - fake, hyperpositive environment that tries to make you feel like you can be honest, but it's never actually taken well - laid off over 100 employees in the last year but nobody in upper management has been affected whatsoever. management team openly refused to take pay cuts - upper management has poor communication skills, and during all hands meetings will refuse to answer questions despite it being an "open room" for questions

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Article Response
1y
Article went through unprecedented growth during the pandemic, followed by a market correction and slowdown. This led to some hard but necessary decisions that were needed to ensure Article could be an enduring profitable organization. While, we’re thankful you took the time to share your thoughts, it’s important we address some of the inaccurate statements. Since 2021, we have had 40 promotions within the Customer Care team. This does not include the Particles (people of Article), who started as Customer Care agents and have moved into other departments to grow their careers. Regarding raises, employees who received “not meeting expectations” in their performance reviews were not eligible for wage increases - very few got this rating in Customer Care, and the rest received raises. Article has a compensation philosophy to pay for performance, not for tenure. While, your employee experience is not what we strive for in Customer Care at Article, we want to wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours and hopefully, you’ll find a better employment match.

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We’re glad to hear benefits and pay have been a positive part of your time at Article. Your feedback on leadership is clear. While providing internal opportunities is a focus for us in developing our teams, we recognize that stepping into leadership requires the right training and support. Our L&D team is actively building a dedicated learning pathway for Particles moving into new leadership roles so they’re set up to lead effectively.
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