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MetaCompliance Reviews
73% would recommend to a friend
James MacKay
100% approve of CEO
74% positive business outlook
MetaCompliance has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MetaCompliance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
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110 reviews
16 Apr 2019
MetaCompliance Response
6yHello and thank you for your review
Firstly we take mental health issues seriously at MetaCompliance. As this is an anonymous review I can only accept what you are stating here to be your opinion of the unfolding of events leading to your dismissal but having looked into this matter there is no record of a health issue of this nature being raised.
As you are aware, each staff member has the ability to provide feedback at the end of each month's documented performance review and this is countersigned as having been read and understood by management. There are also weekly 1 to 1's with your team lead. This would have been the obvious and most direct way of raising an issue and having it dealt with. Meetings with your management team can be organised by a staff member at any point outside of this process. A simple message in Teams or just sending the meeting request through Outlook could have made the required time to discuss an issue of any kind.
Also, as you are aware, we invest in a Health and Wellness program for staff that includes GP support, mental health support and cash back on health related expenses. We have this in place to support the staff that make MetaCompliance the growing company it is.
With regard to the reason for dismissal, this is standard terminology and not meant to cause distress. Any areas for improvement would have been highlighted to you well in advance of any dismissal in the regular performance appraisals and 1 to 1 meetings you would have had with your line manager. We can understand your hurt having left MetaCompliance under these circumstances but it is to our benefit as much as the employees to leave termination as a last resort once all other avenues have been exhausted. This is how we maintain an industry average attrition rate in a scaling company.
I'm not going to comment too much on your points regarding the management team and the Glassdoor reviews as it seems this speaks to your hurt rather than being grounded in actual fact or reality.
Lastly, all positions are target based in any organisation, particularly management positions. We cannot apologise for this and targets would have been heavily discussed with you during recruitment and induction. It would be difficult for any driven organisation to operate without these but they are not in place at the expense of managing our staff or dealing with issues as they are raised. The weekly and monthly interactions are meant to support staff in all areas of development and assist with this.
We do appreciate you taking the time to provide the review, even if it is a negative one, we will continue to learn and grown and sincerely wish nothing but the best for you in the future.
23 Dec 2017
MetaCompliance Response
8yHello,
Having fully considered the content of your MetaCompliance review it seems you completely misunderstood a) our message to new staff at induction regarding Derry and b) the methods by which we as an organisation reward hard work and dedication.
Firstly and importantly, we are a Derry based company by choice because we recognise that in this town and surrounding area we can tap into the knowledge and skill set of some of the hardest working most ambitious individuals available.
The message you would have received in your group induction was that those are the type of individuals who make a success of their opportunity with MetaCompliance. As previously stated in other replies, our company will not suit everyone. This would have also been made clear during the interview process.
To address point 1 - We have a fairly stringent recruitment process in place to avoid having to terminate an individuals employment. This is never pleasant for anyone involved and is certainly not our aim at the point of appointing an individual into a new position. When this does happen the individuals will know themselves why this decision has been taken. Falling asleep at your desk for instance would not be tolerated. In terms of the Invest NI grant, in order for us to draw down the grant that is aiding the boost to employment locally, staff must be with the company 12 months so if anything the opposite of your suggestion is true. We want individuals to make a success of their role for many reasons, not least of these is for them personally.
Points 2 & 3. A performance plan is outlined in the first day of employment. In addition to your basic salary you receive a bonus based on an achievable monthly target. We love paying out bonus as this equals high activity for all.
Points 4 and 5. If you genuinely felt colleagues were being undermined in the work place there were mechanisms in place to raise this as a concern and we would address issues of this nature without hesitation. Our culture and the ethical behaviour of our staff, especially as a growing company is extremely important to us.
It is very easy to use forums such as Glassdoor as a weapon if you are a disgruntled ex-employee. Whilst we appreciate we do not get everything right all of the time we do feel in fairness that prospective staff should receive a balanced assessment of working here. We hope this clarifies a few of your points.