Overpromising and under-delivering - Anonymous employee Pebl Employee Review

1.0
19 Apr 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work and flexibility. Travel.

Cons

Big disconnect between what they say and their actual actions. Overpromising, under-delivering constantly. Cultural issues. Lots of virtue signalling and performative actions everywhere. There is no diversity within the executive leadership team. A quick look on the website shows this. Despite repeated feedback, there are no plans to change that given the 3 most recent hires to the team. Repeatedly saying “We care about diversity” does nothing. The CEO mentions on a public podcast that if he could go back, he would prioritise diversity. But, he's continued to maintain hiring for the executive leadership in the same way today, showing the emptiness in those statements. If you are part of the inner circle, you go far. There are some well connected individuals holding VP titles with minimal experience and ability. Impacts everyone they manage and the people they work with. Feedback avenues have been exhausted. HR seems to only want to hear the good things to leverage it for employer branding. Any critical feedback is swept under the rug. Talent acquisition has been a mess. A lot of talk and plan, execution is chaotic.

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Pebl Response
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We appreciate your feedback. There’s certainly more work for us to do to become better versions of ourselves. The speed of our growth, plus the growing pains that come with it, has created challenges to overcome across the board within the company. With such rapid growth, it is not abnormal to experience a bit of heart burn and frustration. There is no question that the Velocity Global of 2022 is not the Velocity Global of 2020 nor of 2015. Velocity Global has tripled in size since September 2021, going from 250 employees to over 700 "owner-employees". This has been fueled by a meteoric rise in global remote workers and the need to pay them compliantly in 185 countries. Our new Global Work Platform™ has been developed in record time to support our Global PEO and Global EOR business – this is what we do – https://youtu.be/7FQk5Mvu4OI. 2. For entrepreneurs and dreamers pursuing their passion, you understand this. You will appreciate that starting and running a company is a very precarious dance. We are learning just like you, and like most, we are not perfect. We continue to better ourselves all the while understanding we may drop a ball or two. What’s also important is that we do pick up the dropped balls and fix the situation to avoid any repetition. So, for the entrepreneur or dreamer reading this post, if you don't break a few glasses and spill lots of water, you are not pushing hard enough to make your dream a reality. 3. Here as Velocity Global we take pride in hiring "owner-employees". If you don't have an ownership mentality, meaning, if you don't have the mindset which says, this is my company and I am responsible for its success or failure, then this is not the place for you. However, if you want to experience what it feels like to be an "owner-employee", if you want to experience both the freedom and awesome responsibility that ownership entails, this company is for you. This is a company of dreamers, planners and doers committed to doing something cool and building something useful for humanity. Velocity Global is full of ‘possibility advocates’ committed to helping each other to excel and to see our company succeed. If you have ideas. If you have business experiments that you want to run, and want to do all this while having fun, join us. And when you join us, remember, we are dreamers, planners, and doers here. When we come to work, we work hard. We roll up our sleeves and get stuff done in record time. We work hard to better ourselves and do what’s right for our clients, the people, and the planet. Global Talent Acquisition Team - We got you.

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5.0
4 June 2026
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Pros

The company has been through a lot, and some of the older feedback seems tied to past chapters of the business. Right now, there is a clear push to move forward, especially in sales. The focus is on outbound, clearer territories, stronger partnerships, and getting the Pebl brand into the market after the rebrand. The EOR space is very competitive, but it is also a strong market to be in. Pebl has a good product, a strong reputation in the category, and a real opportunity to keep growing. The company is also putting meaningful energy behind technology and AI, which matters in an industry where a lot of providers can start to sound the same. This is a good environment for people who are self-starters. If you like having everything fully mapped out for you, it may be frustrating. But if you are comfortable with some ambiguity and want to have a hand in shaping how things get done, there is a lot of room to make an impact.

Cons

Some processes are still being figured out, and priorities can shift. That can make things feel messy at times. There can also be too many opinions in the room, which occasionally creates a lack of focus. The company has good ideas, but not every idea needs to become a priority. This is also not a clock-in, clock-out environment. The pace is fast, expectations are high, and people need to be comfortable with change. That is not a negative for everyone, but it is worth knowing before joining.

1.0
1 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Teams are incredibly dedicated, collaborative, and always willing to support one another through challenging transitions. - Strong focus on actively listening to and advocating for customers' needs at the team level.

Cons

- Executive leadership frequently dismisses employee concerns during all-hands calls and relies on empty promises to manage morale. - The company has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs with zero internal communication or accountability. Employees often only discover colleagues have been let go when they suddenly disappear from communication channels. - Following major organizational shifts, leadership failed to re-align priorities. This created an environment devoid of unified goals, leading to silos and internal division. - Despite the chaotic environment, the frontline employees work incredibly hard but receive little to no recognition or support from upper management.

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