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      Sonata One

      Engaged employer

      Sonata One Reviews

      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (46 total reviews)

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Culture and values

      3.0

      Senior management

      Sonata One has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonata One employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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      46 reviews
      1.0
      3 May 2025

      Absolutely horrible

      Kyc analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      None. Was once a enjoyable company. But it's start up fronting as a growing corparte that's stuck in the same cycle.

      Cons

      None, this company is full of delusional leaders and employees, running as a racist/colonist attitude. Operates as a slave ship. Under staffed but bringing in more work, with unrealistic expectations. If you not a sheep you won't fit in. Ceo is an arrogant, small minded person, that believes his the most intelligent in the room. Actually believes high staff turn over is a good thing for a growing company. So proud of losing 28 staff to tell the new employees we growing rapidly and hired 29 people in 3 months when you actually replaced staff. The head of operations is unprofessional and the fakest individual in the entity. Has no leadership skills or people skills. They operate within SA applying UK laws. The labour department needs to visit them. Applying different laws than the LRA or BCEA. They disregard mental health but advise employees they have a EAP program. All text box exercises. Does retrenchments within SA and replace the staff but made them redundant very questionable. Bullys people in not reporting or taking further action by throwing money at the person.

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      Sonata One Response
      1y
      Thank you for sharing your open and honest feedback with us. We are aware that a fast-paced and scaling business means a demanding work environment. Every role has an impact at Sonata One, something we are proud of. Growth does also mean there is change at pace, a closely held value at Sonata One. We do appreciate that change can be uncomfortable as we go through an exciting period of growth, continuing to onboard new talented employees to ensure that we have the support and capacity to provide the standard of service to our clients that we strive for. Our employee assistance program is in place to ensure that all employees have free access to mental, financial and legal support. In addition, we ensure that employees have access to a supportive people team. As a global company we ensure we go above and beyond to support our people, the backbone of Sonata One. We have a local HR presence to ensure this is met and exceeded. Should you have areas you would like to discuss, please do reach out to the people team for a confidential chat so that we can ensure you feel heard and supported.
      1.0
      10 Dec 2024

      Make sure you know what you are getting into if you ever need to consider working for IDR

      Idr employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Most of the people in the Cape Town office are actually genuine and good. The company has a unique value proposition and ample opportunity for success, if only they could cultivate their employees to reach those goals.

      Cons

      Extremely poor Leadership Inappropriate comments and derogatory language towards certain groups Unfair labour practices Direction changes at a whim Bullying Unprofessional Horrible company culture Hire and fire mentality Zero transparency and fairness If they don't like you, you will get worked out Do not genuinely care about people Unfair treatment unless you are one of the favorites Just doing your job well is not enough, you need to play a very big politics game You can't make any suggestions on improvements They say they want to hire the best people, they just want robots who don't ask questions Never felt so worthless in any company

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      Sonata One Response
      1y
      Thank you for sharing your open and honest feedback with us, both positive and negative. We are pleased that you have enjoyed collaborating with your colleagues and that you believe in our mission. We are sorry to hear that you have felt that your development has not aligned with our company goals. We are a fast-paced and scaling company which is exciting, but that does bring the challenge of change - central to our values at IDR. We appreciate that change can be difficult, we have recently implemented a new performance management initiative which should allow for continued growth and development of our employees, who are central to our success. We have a zero tolerance to any form of discrimination and urge you to contact the people team in complete confidence to discuss this further - people@idrgroup.com
      2.0
      29 Apr 2025

      Very problematic leadership

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The majority of colleagues are excellent: Friendly, intelligent and helpful. The day-to-day is mostly very enjoyable as a result. Base pay is good in isolation.

      Cons

      Founder and CEO seems intent on sabotaging a potentially great business through hostility to open and honest feedback. Thinks he's far smarter than he is and is stuck in old fashioned (and often sexist) ways. He's treated like a child having a temper tantrum by those around him who avoid transparency at all costs. Eventually this will catch up to the business and things will go south fast.

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      Sonata One Response
      1y
      Thank you for sharing your open and honest feedback with us, both positive and negative. We are pleased that you have found the environment to be supportive and friendly, enjoying your role. We strive to be competitive in the market so we appreciate your positive feedback on salary. We are aware that a fast-paced and scaling business means a demanding work environment. We do strive to have an environment where our employees are heard, whether that be through line managers or the people team. Our people are core to our business and as we grow, communication will be imperative to ensure our team continues to be valued and supported in all jurisdictions so we thank you for your feedback and we will ensure to reflect on how we can enhance communication. Should you have areas you would like to discuss, please do reach out to the people team for a confidential chat so that we can ensure you feel heard and supported.
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