Is It Actually a Company?? "EgoCentric company" - Anonymous employee SD Squared Employee Review

1.0
27 Mar 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Are there any? Yes One... there a brewery at ground floor which can be a stress re-leaver, inside organization... i CANNOT think of ANYTHING... NOTHING.... which can be considered as a Pros for SD2 Labs

Cons

So I joined this organization with complete enthusiasm, and looking at all the credentials they present on their website.... *Amazon partners* *Global Presence* *AWS Experts* ....... like REALLLYYYY???? there a bunch of "goons" running this organization, close to 60 people are in India and the whole company is run by a person who sees no difference between a stray dog or rag picker or a thief or a Software Developer or a Manager or pantry boy... he treats everyone equally .. like absolutely ZILCH... you go to anyone's system in the organization and they are looking for a job... EVERY SINGLE PERSON... People have such fear of getting a pink slip that they slog themselves over night for the stupid commitments that CEO does to its "hardly any clients", and make PMs and developers work over nights and then throw them out of organization for siilliest of their mistakes... As per SD2, you are only allowed to commit a mistake once, Second mistake you are outta company.... They will tell employees - neither your work is good nor your face, get out... such big Racists they are... Indian employees are just labor for them..... CEO and all top mgmt people are soo high on ego that they cant look down and see what their employees are going through... Salaries get credited generally 10-15 days late, (Reason is that owner buys an accommodation abroad, hence company has no money).. I haven't met even a single happy person here... Highest vintage period here would be 1 year for someone who has some senses in place... For 60 people there is 1 washroom and 1 other to be used only by senior people. They pay higher than industry standards so that you are unable to get a job/package outside... Work life balance is always on a toss here. Company has no real business proposition...and its all a bubble... all these good reviews here are being made to be written by company HRs and employees forcefully.... Please think a thousand times before joining this organization, dont go on the infrastructure they have think think think and even after that DON'T join .....

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SD Squared Response
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Hi, We regret your unpleasant experience. While we are working towards creating an aspiring and collaborative work culture, we continue to evolve as an organization. However, we strongly disagree with your thoughts. SD Squared team across the board is the backbone of our organization and we truly recognize the efforts put in everyday by each one of us. None of our employee has been terminated; instead we follow a continuous performance review and improvement plan for all employees. Our work culture is extremely open and transparent and we value feedback from all our employees. Furthermore, would like to highlight that our salaries are never delayed and paid as per the timelines communicated to our rockstars. If you have anything that you'd like to discuss, please write to feedback@squaredsd.com and we will get back to you.

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