The most toxic company I have ever experienced! Run away! - Anonymous employee Tech21 Employee Review

1.0
22 Nov 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

you meet few cool team members when you do actually get to come together as a group, but watch your back; not all are trustworthy.

Cons

By far the most toxic company I have ever experienced in my life. I've never been with a company that tries so hard to NOT incentivize you or take away any/all opportunities to make $$. The company brags about how much its grown year over year, yet you can't pay your employees on time and look for ways not to pay out bonuses. So-called "management" has zero experience in leadership. They never listen, trust, nor believe in their employees. Usage of profanity directly to you on a constant basis; cowardly approach of "kicking you while you're down" mentality from management and other departments. Aggressive language, which they try to justify as "dry British humor". Unacceptable! Company never celebrates any wins, but pounces on every possible negative situation that is happening with your accounts rather than trying to work together to find a solution. HR is a ghost 97% of the time, and if you're lucky to get a hold of them, they just prolong providing an answer to your concern. Nothing ever gets resolved. No confidentiality from HR either. Management sets unrealistic goals in order to not have to pay out incentives; i.e.: changes employee objectives and goals as they please, even a week prior to the end of the quarter. Owner is too into himself and his luxury cars and cares less about his employees. You're expected to justify your job every month/quarter through presentations, which feel like you're standing with a blindfold on in front of firing squad and they fire at will with negative comments about everything they can possibly find. Nothing productive ever comes out of these presos; its just a reason to make you do busy work and rather than work together to find solutions. Operations is simply a joke. Always over promise, and under-delivers, launch after launch, and full of excuses as to why they couldn't make it. The company culture and lack of structure and strategy wears on you quickly; you're better off waiting for a better opportunity. So disappointing because the company could actually have potential, but not with the people running it. Run away!

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Pros

Responsive senior leadership with a serious growth potential. The company is young and enthusiastic and has a natural quick pace, the environment is best suited for an outgoing personality that is able to react positively and swiftly to change. There are tremendous opportunities for personal development and growth as well as cross functional movement within the company. Senior leadership is always personally available to hear any concerns.

Cons

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10 Sept 2018
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Pros

Handful of talented people & great flexshock product

Cons

What could be a highly profitable and successful company is chaotic and dysfunctional. They keep repeating the same vicious cycle with hopes that things will magically change. They have the ability to find very talented people but they treat them poorly so they don’t stay. No one is hired on with the tools to be successful. There are no formal processes or training to speak of. Everyone is thrown into a back logged situation with a sink or swim attitude. First off, STOP hiring for sales positions and focus on actually delivering the product. Because who cares if you can make the sales if you aren’t able to follow through to meet deadlines and customer requests?! The main issues are in Operations. It’s a complete joke! The UK has no clue on how to manage the daily logistics. There's no control or management of the US team. The US team sporadically shows up for work or disappears large portions of the day. Then when they finally do THEIR JOB they create a fuss so they're rewarded undeserving with promotions and privileges. Their abrasive and negative attitude caused carriers to flat out refuse to do business with Tech21. Tech21 prides itself on having a start up mentality. They need to get their act together by focusing their efforts on streamlining their processes and creating successful employees the company will never survive!

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