It used to be great (3 years ago) - Senior Software Engineer WorldFirst Employee Review

2.0
14 July 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good annual bonus. - Good office. - Good benefits.

Cons

- No clear plan. Teams work on multiple projects at the same time. Priorities change a lot(almost every day). - They've got their own technologies, so you are not up to date with technologies used by most of other companies. - Time-consuming release process. - They have a kind of blame culture. If something goes wrong, there is a requirement from business for managers to point the finger to a particular person or a team that is responsible for the issue. This makes people feel uncomfortable and think who they are going to blame if they have to. It's controversial they've got a value `Trust makes everything simple` as there is no `Trust` between colleagues because of this business approach. - People have stopped being interested in sharing knowledge and learning new technologies(probably because they are too busy and they have to learn specific technologies with lack of documentation, at least in English). - Part of their culture is `it's all about money` even if they don't say so(that was my conclusion based on how they treat the employees during projects development, the demanding approach about how things need to be done and the convincing way during my exit interview). - No high pay rise(unless you get promoted but this is a hard thing to achieve).

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WorldFirst Response
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Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. It’s important for us to hear what we are doing well and also the areas where we need to improve. The acquisition by Ant Group has been a truly exciting time and through the design of innovative technology, it allows us to strive to be the world’s best platform for international trade. The acquisition has brought fantastic opportunity and positive change along with some challenges. For some we understand change isn’t always easy, however, we continue to build a diverse, inclusive and transparent workplace and to have open and honest conversations with our employees. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the points you have outlined. Please feel free to contact the department People Partner or myself directly. Hawa, Diversity and Inclusion Director

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