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Updated 29 Nov 2023

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Found 80 of over 83 reviews
3.8
73% Recommend to a Friend
Symbio CEO  Rene Sugo
81% Approve of CEO

Found 75 of over 83 reviews

3.8
73%
Recommend to a Friend
81%
Approve of CEO
Symbio CEO  Rene Sugo
Rene Sugo
42 Ratings

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Pros
  • "Some teams culture is good(in 12 reviews)
  • "Great people to work with(in 10 reviews)
  • "Good work life balance(in 5 reviews)
Cons
    1. 5.0
      5 Oct 2023
      Network Engineer
      Current Employee
      Melbourne
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Happy to work here, friendly productive environment

      Cons

      none that I can think of

      1. 4.0
        29 Nov 2023
        Anonymous Employee
        Current Employee, more than 1 year
        Sydney
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Able to learn a lot

        Cons

        Nothing. All are good as long as worked here

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        1. 3.0
          2 July 2023
          Senior Graphic Designer
          Former Employee, more than 5 years
          Sydney
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Flexibility for appointments, sickness, out of work responsibilities etc Before covid they had skilled staff, a huge morale, social functions, in office excitement and everyone seemed to have a purpose. Not the case anymore but this was a huge pro they had for a very long time. I had a great 4 years with MNFGroup/Symbio.

          Cons

          You can only grow to a certain point, including evolving (which doesn't always need expensive price tags & promotions). The morale and office environment that used to thrive is non-existent anymore. And no one seems to be working towards getting anything similar back. There are a lot of managers/higher up employees who have been there for 10+ years that need to take basic management courses because unfortunately they're lacking basic management skills and some are stuck in old-fashioned ways and for an innovative company that just doesn't work. My executive was the head of People Experience and when my role was made redundant I didn't hear anything from them, not even a "thanks & best of luck" - a bit sad & lacking really.

          1. 3.0
            2 Oct 2023
            Software QA Engineer
            Current Employee, more than 3 years
            Sydney
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Work can be interesting, lots to learn, little management involvement in day to day

            Cons

            company is very lost cost and spends little on tools. budgets are tight. If you don't mind low frills then this place is OK for you.

            1. 2.0
              15 June 2023
              Software Engineer
              Current Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Great people and work life balance is good

              Cons

              A lot. They are not ready to pay market price for some reason especially good talent. It is significantly under market price. Really unmotivated and probably won’t stay for long. No bonuses either. Grad program is way to long as well

              1. 5.0
                4 July 2023
                Graduate Delivery Coordinator
                Former Employee, more than 1 year
                Sydney
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Lovely people and an incredible culture. Remote-first culture which is always a plus. Lots of people willing to lend a helping hand. Really great work-life balance.

                Cons

                The graduate program is 2 years long without any rotations, which means that if you want to change streams, that is not possible. Very little training around the company's products and inconsistent expectations for all graduates with remuneration capped and set according to the graduate programme's guidelines. So if person A achieves more than person B, they will still be remunerated equally as the company has a policy through which graduates cannot each more than each other until they complete/exit the graduate program.

                1. 4.0
                  1 Sept 2023
                  Network Engineer
                  Current Employee, more than 8 years
                  Sydney
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  work from home and other flexible wor arrangements are available

                  Cons

                  salary is average and salary growth is little

                  1. 5.0
                    18 May 2023
                    Graduate Software Engineer
                    Current Employee, less than 1 year
                    Sydney
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    People are very nice, helpful and great to work alongside. Tech stack is new with Docker, AWS, ELK and more. Work-life balance is good for most employees

                    Cons

                    Architecture is complex to learn at first with 100s of micro services to remember.

                    1
                    1. 5.0
                      1 Aug 2023
                      Network Engineer
                      Current Employee, more than 1 year
                      Melbourne
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Very colloborate orgization and team

                      Cons

                      Salary is 10-15% less than Market

                      1. 3.0
                        29 June 2023
                        Manager
                        Current Employee, more than 8 years
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Great opportunities to grow and learn.

                        Cons

                        Can be chaotic at times, things are not always thought through from the top which negatively affects the staff.

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                      73% of Symbio employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Symbio 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

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