Every Decision By Leadership Made Things Worse - Anonymous employee Ansira Employee Review

1.0
Feb 6, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Almost all of the people I worked with directly were fantastic people and extremely competent. The ability to work remotely was a great improvement. PTO and paid holidays were generous.

Cons

Attempted to create "fun" culture while crushing any attempts within offices to have a functioning culture. (Example: cutting budgets for office events while spending several thousand dollars to produce a "fun" music video where the executive team lip synched.) Across more than 3 CEO's (in the less than 3 years I worked there), the leadership team seemed more focused on creating a mission statement that sounds good to potential clients instead of actually addressing the problems in the company. The only promotions that were ever regularly approved were for VP level and above, while the rest of the work force remained stagnant. They did not factor in cost of living into any annual pay increases, and leadership did not seem to understand why capping merit increases to a low percentage came off as demeaning. Benefits are noncompetitive. Overall, leadership seemed to ignore any issues they're employees were having, and then seemed shocked/confused when employees left and client relationships deteriorated due to the employees leaving.

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Ansira Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your experience at Ansira. We value all of our current and former employees’ feedback, so even though you are no longer a part of our company, we welcome you to call a member of our HR team to discuss further. We wish you the best.

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Cons

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Thank you for sharing this feedback and for the contributions you made during your time at Ansira. Feedback like yours is important and helps us continue to evaluate how we support our teams and create a sustainable work environment. The Growth Mindset program is an employee recognition initiative that celebrates individuals who exemplify our company values and strengthen our culture. It is not intended to diminish or dismiss conversations about workload, capacity, or employee support. We recognize that initiatives can be experienced differently by individuals, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective.
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