Poorly managed, cliquey, gaslighting - Anonymous employee CoLab Software Employee Review

1.0
16 Aug 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly atmosphere and genuine good people working there. When you are left out, I don't think some of them mean to be cliquey.

Cons

Management are definitely cliquey, react emotionally, will gaslight you if you bring up concerns (numerous complaints about this internally), and will fire people out of the blue.

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CoLab Software Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback on your experience working here. We care a lot about creating a culture that everyone enjoys and feels a part of. It sounds like your experience has been different than that. We recognize that sometimes we will make mistakes in our journey and things will not go as we intend, despite our efforts. It is important to us to always do better and your sharing gives us an opportunity to improve. If you feel open to do so, I'd like to know a little more how these experiences have shown up for you so we have the best chance at improving. My email is steph@colabsoftware.com and I invite you to reach out any time to discuss.

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Cons

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