Was a great start up, starting to go downhill now - Anonymous employee Tend Employee Review

3.0
19 May 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

fun work environment, great office space, learned a lot about dental

Cons

PTO and sick policy is strict, takes months to accrue any time off, when sick time is used you get in trouble, management does not listen/care about your frustration, have to pick up others work because of short staff, communication between departments is awful, been with Tend for over 2 years and have gotten no bonus or raise

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Tend Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to share about your experience. We appreciate your feedback and are pleased to hear that you enjoy the work environment and office space at your location. We are also happy to know that you have been part of the team since our early days and value your dedication to the organization. We understand how important it is to listen and make changes based on employee feedback and take your comments and concerns seriously. Tend provides paid time off as a benefit to help you take time to refresh, rejuvenate, and spend time with friends and family. We did release a new paid time off policy for 2022 that divides PTO into two categories: vacation and sick time both accrued based on role and time with the Company. We will continue to work with each individual to ensure you feel supported and PTO is applied properly. We appreciate each of our studio teams and are constantly seeking ways to recognize the great work that you are doing. We so regret coming up short in this instance and are committed to continuing to look for ways to show how much you are appreciated, and deliver on our promise of bettering the dental experience for both our patients and our team members. We understand how frustrating breakdowns in communication across teams can be. This is an area we are always working to improve and will continue to iterate on as the company expands our footprint throughout the country. If you’re interested in continuing the dialogue, please reach out to us directly at at people@hellotend.com, or via AllVoices, our anonymous internal hotline. Thanks again for sharing your experience.

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There are none. It's all fake.

Cons

If you're a dentist make sure to hit quota. It's not about health It's about margins. If you're a hygienist be prepared for burn out and also hitting numbers or you get placed on a PIP. If you're a manager be prepared to not have leadership elevate you yet make you know you are a bad performer if you can't make your office hit numbers. Nobody cares. Tend is so toxic. So toxic. It runs on toxic people. But on a good note we all pay the piper and someway or another even in your career consequences meet you at a crossroad. They had so many chances to fix the ill will. But look who's still standing in certain positions 🤔 Who's the common denominator... To everyone at Tend, it's true some people are not cut out for some jobs. Thats okay, but you should never let anyone disrespect, belittle or take away your grit. That's what Tend does do their employees. Without transparency, conversations with HR, documents, documents, to avoid getting sued, almost giving cult vibes lol, at the expense of human understanding, growth and development which they swear they have. Personally I wouldn't sit in a chair as a patient knowing my hygienist os under pressure. I would second guess all the treatment. Humans are being put in ortho with doctors that have no experience. Its like open the gates for the cows. Come one come all. But as mentioned, the intent can be hidden behind the pretty walls but the industry is small and like I said everyone pays the piper. Tend is toxic to employees and public.

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Tend Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share this. I want you to know it was read carefully and not dismissed. The feelings you've described — of not being supported, of pressure without recognition, of wanting more transparency — are things I take seriously. That is not the experience we want anyone to have at Tend, and when it happens, it matters. I won't try to address every point here, but I do want to say directly: our people deserve to feel respected, developed, and heard. Where that hasn't happened, we have work to do. I'd genuinely welcome the chance to hear more from you. Please reach out to me directly at people@hellotend.com if you're open to it. Miriam Scholes, Chief People Officer
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