Chaotic and Uncaring - Senior Customer Success Manager Smartsheet Employee Review

1.0
21 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good money and benefits compared to industry

Cons

30 percent attrition Incompetent management too down and bottoms up Lack of systems and also performance management processes No method to madness across the company on who is getting promoted and incentivized versus who is actually it for the role and making a difference All very political and insane Not a good place for competent professionals

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Smartsheet Response
3y
Thank you for providing feedback and sharing your appreciation for the benefits package we’re proud to offer our employees. As Smartsheet continues to grow, we’re building systems to scale beyond where we are today and that requires everyone to challenge assumptions, learn new skills, and rethink the ways we work. Our growth mindset is what helps define Smartsheet as the leader in the Collaborative Work Management space. During this exciting time, we’re committed to not only supporting the future of the business, but the growth of our employees. Whether it’s taking the next step in their career journey – 15% of employees within Customer Success were promoted internally in the last year – or deepening skills and knowledge they already have, career development at Smartsheet is employee-led and manager supported, based on unique needs and motivations. Managers and People Business Partners take a holistic view on the health of our organization through regular 1:1s, roundtables and surveys throughout the year. In our most recent manager effectiveness survey, the Customer Excellence team scored an 88% favorability rating. We review and leverage these data points to help drive changes across the organization. If you’d like to continue the discussion about your experience and your development plan, please reach out to your People Business Partner. Thank you again for sharing your experience. – Mike Arntz, Chief Revenue Officer & Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations

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Cons

Complete lack of direction or management at the mid to high levels of the company in product and engineering (most everyone left or was pushed out by cronyism from the private equity acquisition). No more equity offered to employees. No opportunities for promotion. They’ve shipped or are shipping most of the core products (including the core “sheet” aka Grid app) to India and have laid off tons of employees (somewhere between 12% and 15% of the company). Upper management did the thing where they had the US developers interview tons of people out of India, and then about half a year later laid off tons US developers, including several of the people that did the interviews. Upper management said that the India teams would be working on other projects, but clearly that was a lie. They laid off people without consulting their managers, or their manager’s managers, and without knowing what team they actually worked on or what they did. So entire teams were laid off unbeknownst to them. Very quick and poor handoffs to India, if any. You will likely be working on multiple teams at once, or moved to multiple teams during your time there in short periods of time. On-call can be a nightmare. There is no culture of any kind. Basically do not work here, whether you’re out of the US, India, or Bulgaria (the main countries for developers).

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Smartsheet Response
1mo
Thank you for your honesty. While we’re glad that you had a great team and the tools you needed, it’s incredibly tough to hear that other aspects of your experience were less than great. To your point about equity, we’d like to clarify that we do offer a limited equity pool with specific eligibility. That said, navigating transition is already tough, and adding in other aspects like global shifts and new leadership can make it feel even harder. We know the dust hasn’t completely settled, and we understand that we have a lot of work to do to repair employee trust and morale. We’ve set off on that journey, and we appreciate all of this feedback along the way. Thank you, and we wish you all the best in your next chapter.
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