Good Benefits but Bad Management - Program Manager Virtual Employee Review

3.0
12 Aug 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Virtual has one of the best benefit packages out there. Great insurance, unlimited vacation. 100% Remote capability. Great employees - the ones who actually do all the work.

Cons

Salary - OK but not great. No forward mobility-Instead of promoting within they decide to hire new people for director or higher levels. Or only people in some locations get the promotions. Over worked - 100%. Expected to only put in X number of hours for clients. But impossible to do so because of client expectations or having to do extra work that really should be done by the person above you. Even with the cons I would have stayed at Virtual if I didn't have the supervisor I did. He was a complete joke. Because he is buddy, buddy with the CEO he is allowed to get away with doing nothing. ( see CEO out of office video this year)All his Program Managers/Coordinators do his work for him. He is not technically able to nor does he think he should do all the work. He gets paid to do half the work that the people below him get for a fraction of the salary. Absolutely the only reason I left. Otherwise I would have stayed at Virtual; as I LOVED working with my clients and LOVED the other people I worked with and as stated in the Pros the benefits are fantastic.

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Virtual Response
4y
Thanks for your thoughtful review. I'm glad you appreciate much about the company, we're proud of our benefits, fantastic team and great clients. I'm sorry to hear that you had issues with your manager. It's been a long time since I read To Kill a Mockingbird in Mrs. Boersma's ninth grade English class, but I do remember one of the central messages--you don't really understand someone until you walk in their shoes. In that spirit, I'll assure you having walked in the shoes of our Directors that they do quite a bit of important work. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not happening. On your concern on forward mobility, I'll just let the numbers speak for themselves. We've had 39 internal promotions in the last 18 months. That's in a company of a little over 200 people--put another way, about 20% of the company has gotten a promotion in the last 18 months. I totally understand your concern on the workload. It's hard to balance client needs, client wishes and client budgets. But that's a challenge for every professional service firm. Thanks again for writing. We listen to everything that we hear.

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Pros

Flexibility, great team members, knowledgeable people

Cons

Salary is not the greatest, hard to promote within

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Virtual Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and for highlighting the flexibility, talented team members, and expertise that make Virtual a special place to work. We also appreciate your candid comments regarding compensation and career growth opportunities. Creating meaningful paths for internal advancement is something we continue to focus on, and feedback like yours helps guide those efforts. We're grateful for your contributions and for sharing your perspective. Thank you for being part of the Virtual team.
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Good benefits. Flexible work schedule.

Cons

No room for advancement. Poor management.

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Virtual Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for the time you spent at Virtual. We're glad to hear that our benefits and workplace flexibility made a positive impact on your experience. At the same time, we're disappointed to learn that you felt there was limited opportunity for advancement and that your experience with management did not meet expectations. Feedback like yours is important because it helps us identify areas where we can continue to improve. We remain committed to developing our leaders, creating growth opportunities for employees, and fostering a positive experience across the organization. We appreciate your contributions and wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
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