Worst company ever - Software Developer IRIS Software Group Employee Review

1.0
8 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

There are no pros for Iris.

Cons

The wages are far below market rates, the management is useless, the CEO is nasty, the culture is orientated around performance and not keeping employees happy.

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IRIS Software Group Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, although we are surprised and disappointed by your comments. We’re extremely proud of our fantastic CEO, Elona. Our employees frequently share with us that they find Elona authentic and inspirational, for example, in one of our surveys, an employee commented: “[Elona’s] an amazing, ambitious and inspiring CEO”. We’re also very proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work© and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for the third year running, which is based on an anonymous employee survey, conducted by a third-party consultancy renowned for recognising outstanding organisations. As part of our philosophy for running a successful organisation, one of our three guiding principles is to delight our employees. To do this, we ensure that our strategies are continually shaped by our employees’ views and expertise, through feedback in our employee surveys, inboxes, and Employee Voice Ambassadors. We’re proud to use Peakon, a monthly survey engagement tool, to provide regular qualitative and quantitative data on what our employees love about IRIS and where we can continue to improve. Currently, we’re delighted to have a Peakon engagement score of 8 out of 10, which is improving year on year and already above the benchmark, and that our highest scoring areas focus on Management Support, Equality, and Alignment to Goal Setting, which are all above 9. We’re passionate about paying our employees fairly and competitively to reward their dedication and hard work. We’re proud to run a companywide annual salary review process each autumn, which includes external benchmarking data, to make sure we’re paying the market rate. We also offer pay scales in select departments to enable employees to grow their salaries as they develop their skills, and operate a range of generous bonus and commission schemes to recognise and reward hard work. We also work hard to ensure that our managers and leaders are inspiring and caring for their teams. In the last 12 months, we are delighted to have trained our manager and leaders through our Managing and Leading with IMPACT programmes, which builds their skills and covers the day-to-day practicalities of management through workshops on giving feedback, emotional intelligence, coaching, effective management, and goal setting. We're very sorry to hear that this wasn't your experience, and would encourage you to reach out to Stephanie Kelly, our Chief People Officer, to discuss your concerns in complete confidence. We’re always looking for ways we can be the best we can be, and we would welcome any further suggestions. Please reach out to the HR team or email EmployeeFeedback@iris.co.uk. We wish you all the best in the future. Kind regards, the HR team

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5.0
6 Jan 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I have been with Iris for approximately 5 months and have been incredibly impressed. The people I work with from my peers, leadership (including executive leadership) and my team, are amazing. Building relationships has been easy as most of the employees are open to it, are very collaborative and genuinely want to help! Iris is also focused on equality and ensure we all have a fair opportunity for growth. While we have a lot to do here, it is clear that we are valued.

Cons

As a rapidly growing organization, we have some growing pains and some foundational processes, systems and flow that need to be updated and/or adjusted, but nothing that won't be fixed over time.

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IRIS Software Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re delighted that you are enjoying your time at IRIS and recognise all the fantastic things we do for our employees. We’re proud to be a Great Place To Work™, and we’re committed to ensuring that all our amazing employees can bring their full selves to work, grow their career with us, shape our future as a business, and enjoy meaningful work. We’re always looking for ways we can be the best we can be, and we would welcome any further suggestions. Please speak to your HR representative or leave a comment in our next Peakon survey. Kind regards, the HR team
3.0
5 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great product and team. Just no focus on US operations.

Cons

Company has no real direction for US operations.

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