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      Red flags. Don’t work here. - Anonymous employee Web Summit Employee Review

      1.0
      22 Sept 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Ed, the barista, makes an excellent flat white.

      Cons

      - The office is filthy, basically a converted shed with no heating and few working toilets. We had portoloos outside last winter and the entire building smelt of sewage. We also had no heating during the same month we had a blizzard, but were not permitted to work from home. - At least one employee a week is just disappeared with no explanation or justification. Keeps everyone on their toes that they could be next. - All of the recent positive reviews here have been written by “HR”. -It’s the bullies and the sycophants who get promoted/paid a living wage. - Harassment is rife, especially at staff parties, but our “chief of staff” just pretends that it doesn’t happen. -Management are mostly inexperienced, incompetent and scared to leave, as they know that they’d be caught out in a serious company. This is probably why they use intimidation and fears of sudden job loss as a “motivational” tool.

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      Web Summit Response
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      We are surprised and saddened to read your comments about Web Summit. We take all grievances seriously and our established procedures are in place to address any concerns or issues in a fair and transparent manner while supporting our people affected. We encourage any of our team with a concern or issue to speak with us in order to allow us to investigate and address their concern/issue. It is unfortunate that you did not provide us with an opportunity to discuss your comments with you prior to posting your review; however, if you would like to contact us on hr@websummit.net, we would gladly discuss your concerns.

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      14 June 2019
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      Pros

      the events and the people are great.

      Cons

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      17 Mar 2026
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      Pros

      Struggling to find any, to be fair.

      Cons

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