Toxic - Technical Seon Employee Review

1.0
17 June 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I think the overall high-level vision for the company is decent, and there is evidence of both revenue growth (especially through acquisition, but also organic) and gains in efficiency as the business acquisitions are integrated.

Cons

Though I have no direct proof, I strongly suspect that management personnel posted many falsified Glassdoor reviews on June 12, 2018. These 6 very positive reviews seem intentionally designed to both artificially boost the company's Glassdoor rating and also directly counter the negative narratives of prior authentic reviews. If you are looking to move into a middle management role here, the most important trait will be that you offer unquestioning loyalty to upper management. Not experience, competence, or work ethic. In fact, experience seems to be frowned upon at times, as highly experienced people seem to be viewed as a threat. Most of the key leaders of acquired companies quickly exit due to conflicts with upper management. By "upper," I do not mean the CEO -- the CEO of Safe Fleet (parent company of Seon) is a fine person, but he has failed to deal with systemic issues in the leadership layer directly under him. The culture is severely toxic due to a small number of bad apples with too much power, and too many good people have left voluntarily or been forced out. If you work here, you can expect a lot of micro-management and your good ideas may be quickly claimed by someone far above you. I cannot recommend working here, at least until the CEO makes a few important changes.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
13 Aug 2018
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good and easygoing people to work and banter with. Everyone's dedicated to their jobs. Employer matches up to 3% of your RRSP contributions, and monthly cakes for birthdays and work anniversaries are a bonus. Working hours are good, and OTs are only far in between in my case. Benefits overall are decent compared to other companies. Experiencing rapid growth and fast paced, albeit being old school in management philosophy and work culture. HR is trying its best to change that, and is willing to listen to suggestions and comments.

Cons

As the parent company in Kansas City just changed hands from one venture capital firm to another, the requirement to do even more with even less is leading to more office politics (nothing new here - however it's not Machiavellian compared to a certain Vancouver-based competitor). No MSP coverage. Only willing to give the standard vacation amounts as per the government regulations, whereas other places readily offer more weeks and sometimes unlimited paid vacation time. Salary is decent but slightly below average, and you will need to negotiate before you start. However there is an annual increase to cover the "standard of living increases" which is welcome in an expensive city such as Vancouver.

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