Very insecure, tumultuous workplace - Anonymous employee Planday Employee Review

1.0
30 June 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent pay, benefits and office. Some very kind, talented people. Good WFH policy.

Cons

Very tumultuous workplace - even by SaaS standards. Lots of firings, restructuring, strategy swings, and budget cuts. I felt the culture/atmosphere was very subdued, and everyone was worrying if they were next to be let go. It made it extremely hard to feel positive about the company’s future, or care deeply about the work you were doing - because it might be irrelevant in a week. Not somewhere I felt proud or happy to be.

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Planday Response
2y
Hi, thank you very much for taking the time to review your stay with Planday. We are of course really sad to hear that you felt insecurity regarding your role and work. We understand that going through changes can be very tough, and our Leadership team is trying to communicate continuously on future plans and reasons for changes. If you have any feedback or suggestions on how we can further improve the way we communicate across the organization, we would be very happy to hear from you. You can reach out to me directly (afi@planday.com). Thanks again, Anna

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1.0
8 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most colleagues are friendly, some people are amazing, but most of them left to pursue better opportunities. Quite good with social events and coming up with different activities. Lunch is good. Work/life balance is ok.

Cons

In this organization, only the sales team gets praised and rewarded. Mostly, other people are underpaid, not recognized, and barely get salary increases or other benefits. Some employees, with extremely challenging jobs, long working hours, and multiple years of seniority, have insanely low pay. There are absolutely no growth opportunities. No career progression opportunities and no budget to take any courses to get certified. The management says that they are open for change and more effective processes, but when it is time to implement a new process, they start to come up with reasons why it is not a good time to do it and that we should not take away the freedom to let employees do tasks in their own, unstructured way. The workplace advertises a hybrid culture, but the department executive does not believe that any work gets done when working from home. He was always sitting by the door to look at what time people come to work and leave. Only the ones being the first ones in and last ones out are “productive”. Once, I had to defend myself to be allowed to go to the GP in the middle of the day to get antibiotics for a bacterial infection, and got questioned by the said executive whether visiting the GP "is really necessary". I am so blessed that I got out of this place.

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Planday Response
2mo
Hello there, Thank you for sharing your candid feedback — we genuinely appreciate it, even when it's difficult to read. We are really sorry to hear that your experience left you feeling unrecognised and that the day-to-day environment felt restrictive. This is not reflective of the culture we have built at Planday, and it is not the experience we want anyone to have. We do have growth opportunities and a learning budget in place, and we are sorry these did not feel accessible or visible to you during your time with us. We are committed to continuous improvement and would greatly appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your specific experience, so we can investigate and address it directly. Please feel free to reach out to me directly at alyssa.nenstiel@planday.com. Best wishes, Alyssa Nenstiel People Experience Partner at Planday
4.0
9 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and nice teammates.

Cons

Shift of focus in the core markets, bets on new unsure markets.

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Planday Response
2mo
Hello Plandayer, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your current experience and for your rating. We genuinely appreciate your recognition of the great benefits and good colleagues - these are important aspects to our culture here at Planday, thank you for highlighting them as pros. We also hear your honest feedback regarding strategy - changes and shifts can feel uncertain. We are committed to communicating about our vision and the reasoning behind any strategy changes at our regular all hands meetings (Town Halls, Quarterly Kick Offs etc), so that everyone feels informed and part of the journey. You are also welcome to ping me directly if you'd like to discuss this further, or if there is more feedback you’d like to share. We look forward to seeing your continued growth here at Planday! Best wishes, Alyssa Nenstiel People Experience Partner at Planday
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