Doesn’t practise what they preach - Anonymous employee Unmind Employee Review

Unfortunately Unmind is one of those companies that looks perfect on the outside and for the first few months you feel incredibly lucky to work there, but after time you begin to see the reality of the company. The main issues are: - Like a typical start up, there are many people in management positions because they joined early in the companies history not because they’re the best person for the job. As such, illogical, rash and damaging decisions are made which are inevitably scrapped after a few months so ‘change fatigue’ is a real thing. - Staff don’t have access to adequate mental health support which is ironic given the nature of the company. - Socials revolve solely around alcohol so if you don’t drink there’s nothing really for you. - Internally it’s very cliquey and whilst people are friendly, it can be tough to break into cliques. - Culturally it’s very hypocritical. Expect to see lots of LinkedIn/ social media posts about how much they care about employees but it becomes quickly apparent these are tokenistic gestures aimed at looking good on the outside. - There is no/ little room for career progression or salary raises. - During the hiring process you will be promised the world however when you arrive you will soon learn these were empty promises. - The product has very little uptake amongst clients, it’s clunky and takes months/ years for any meaningful updates to be completed so if you are in a commercial role it is near impossible to sell the product as it’s miles behind any competitors. - At first the CEO comes across as so inspiring and genuine but over time it becomes clear they are just a shrewd businessman who has just monetised a problem in the mental health system. I spent such a long time wanting to work for Unmind but it was a total nightmare and hopefully others will see this and avoid making the same mistake.