Downward Spiral - Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager Silverbean Employee Review

1.0
9 July 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible working. Allows for dropping off kids, starting early for an early finish as well as anything that may come up Lovely people Healthcare plan including dental care Fun clients to work on

Cons

Senior management have made major mistakes by implementing many huge changes at once which has caused moral to massively drop. This has had a knock on effect on clients. Staff NPS score has dropped to -18 Even though stress has increased the CEO said 'if you want an easy life, don't work at an agency'

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Silverbean Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, We appreciate your honest feedback as it helps us improve Silverbean as a workplace. We're happy to hear you enjoy the flexibility of working arrangements and the interesting clients you get to work with! However, your overall rating of 1 does raise a concern. We want everyone at Silverbean to enjoy coming to work and feel fulfilled in their roles. It sounds like that might not be the case for you right now, and we’d really like to understand more about your rating. You mentioned the decrease in the employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS). We take employee feedback seriously, and getting the eNPS back to previous highs like last quarter at +39. This is a key metric for all Managing Directors and Associate Directors to achieve. Regarding your potential concerns about stress and workload, we appreciate you bringing those to light. We take employee well being very seriously. Our People and Development team actively monitors sickness absence and mental health data to ensure employee well-being. In fact, our data shows a positive trend: last month's sickness absence rate was a very low 0.69% (well below the UK average of 5.3%), and the number of employees feeling good on the mental health continuum has increased by 2% over the last month. We understand that data doesn't always reflect individual experiences. We truly value your perspective and would like to hear more about your specific situation. We encourage you to reach out to a member of the People and Development team, your Associate Director, or any member of Senior Management. A confidential conversation would be helpful to understand your concerns and see how we can better support you. The People and Development Team

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Pros

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Cons

None for me so far.

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Silverbean Response
4y
Hi, Thanks for leaving a review - we love to hear from our employees, Glad you are enjoying the company benefits! Regards The Recruitment Team
1.0
3 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice office Good hybrid working policy

Cons

Work load - it’s a company wide issue all the way from executives up to senior managers , that working more than you allocated hours is necessary. Low pay - pay threshold is low compared to the market Progression - very limited progression , the jump from executives to manager to senior manager is extremely high / the frequency these roles come up , is extremely low Very cliquey- if you are not close / respected by certain a certain individual - it is made very apparent and you are pushed out both socially and professionally. Widespread strategy change - company direction and structure changes frequently , without much warning.

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Silverbean Response
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're glad to hear you found the office environment and hybrid working policy positive. On workload, this is something we take seriously. We rely heavily on accurate time tracking from everyone across the business so we can spot pressure points, allocate resource properly and step in where support is needed. When time isn’t tracked in detail, it limits our ability to take the right action - so we continue to reinforce its importance and review workload trends regularly. We do recognise that, as a smaller agency, progression opportunities don’t come up as frequently as in larger organisations. We’re focused on how we can support development in other meaningful ways, even when formal role moves aren’t immediately available. Without having further context on some of the other points you raised, it's hard for me to respond to those meaningfully here. We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best for the future.
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