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Guide to Iceland

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If I could give them 0 stars, I'd give them less - Anonymous employee Guide to Iceland Employee Review

1.0
16 July 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I can't think of a single one

Cons

1) The owner consistently attempts to intimidate his staff and shames staff members in front of other colleagues 2) The owner openly believes in fear-based management as a way to motivate staff, but it only creates a high level of anxiety to the entire company 3) The owner regularly fires staff members without reason - he will always do it via email at the end of the day and never actually meets the people in person 4) There have been incidences where the owner has fired people through Facebook messenger - one ex-colleague gave evidence of this to Icelandic Press (Stundin) and another left a few months ago 5) There is a huge lack of HR experience in the company which continue to lead to terrible outcomes, poorly managed situations and employee misconduct 6) A time-based tool (Time Doctor) is used to compute working hours of staff members which is only permitted when there is a 'special requirement' behind it in Iceland - working in a standard office environment does not constitute this 8) Time Doctor was used to screenshot workers screens regularly before a previous HR Manager (who has since left) stopped this capability 9) Guide to Iceland publicises annual staff trips, however, they are ruined by the owner who has either gone on a rampage of firing staff afterwards for childish reasons, or he has also made derogatory comments about fellow colleagues, forces staff to work and log their hours while on the trip or make up the difference on return (e.g. 12 hour working days). He also stresses that if a staff member leaves within a set period of time after the staff trip they will need to reimburse the company for the trip - staff members mainly only go to save their jobs

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4 June 2025
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Pros

The experience was eye-opening and made me more cautious and selective in my future job searches.

Cons

Toxic environment with zero respect for employees — stay away I worked at this company for a year, and that was more than enough. The owner is emotionally unstable — frequent outbursts, unpredictable decisions, and aggressive communication are the norm. There is no proper management or planning. Deadlines are completely unrealistic, and any attempt to question them is met with hostility. You're expected to be available 24/7, when you are on shift. Evenings, weekends, holidays — it doesn’t matter. If you're not online, you're treated as if you're slacking off. To make things worse, many highly skilled professionals were let go under the vague excuse of "budget cuts." These were people who were competent, dedicated, and well-liked by the team — which made it even more obvious that the issue wasn’t money, but mismanagement and lack of respect. There’s no professional development, no constructive feedback — only stress, chaos, and burnout. The atmosphere is suffocating. People walk on eggshells every day, afraid of being yelled at or fired for no reason. I wouldn’t recommend this company to anyone. Not even as a first job. It’s simply not worth it — no salary can make up for the psychological toll.

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3.0
22 Feb 2025
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Pros

Great cafeteria and coworkers and realy nice office space.

Cons

The founder uses to much of drugs and is either in realy good mood or crazy, nothing in betwen. Uses public shaming when the results are no to his liking and has usualy 2-3 emploies at the office, he uses as a personal puncing bag. Goes back and forth with decisions and does not let the employes know, but shouts at them for not reading his mind. Throws out all talent that does not agree with all his ideas, surrounds himself with yes people.

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