Stay Away - Anonymous employee Shift Paradigm Employee Review

1.0
Feb 2, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people on my direct team were great. The majority of my coworkers were very kind, helpful and intelligent.

Cons

This company started off as a great place to work, but the executives and new CEO have destroyed it. Just take a look at how the Glassdoor ratings have steeply and rapidly declined. All the good employees are bailing as quickly as possible. Clients are leaving as well. The new CEO is so nepotistic that it became a running joke among employees at the company. She hired her friends from a previous workplace, so any valid criticisms or concerns never broke their inner circle. The way they treat their employees is disgusting. The salaries here are below market value, especially on the Canadian side. Bonuses were touted as a major perk of the salary to offset this but in December 2022 the bonus (which was a significant amount of money for people, especially during the holidays) was revoked at the last minute with barely an apology. It was seriously sickening. The work life balance is not good, and the culture is not supportive. Shift Paradigm is going down and I would stay far, far away from that sinking ship.

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Shift Paradigm Response
3y
It is never fun to hear someone did not have a positive experience working for SP, but we very much appreciate your time and will reflect on your feedback. We are open to change and are certainly willing to learn where perhaps we could have approached things differently. We have had some tough times in the past few months as all companies have, but we are confident about our direction and the opportunities ahead. We wish you success in whatever is next for you in your career.

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Oct 7, 2025
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Pros

You will be a fool to seek any pros here. It's not a decent workplace for people who want clear boundaries and hope to enjoy some work-life balance. These awful people will never respect the lines you draw.

Cons

The work expectations were ridiculously high. Employees were expected to be available 24/7, work on multiple projects, and meet client expectations while balancing poorly assigned deadlines. It was a struggle to show up every day when you knew they expected too much from you. It was exhausting to try to reason with the arrogant leadership that did nothing but pile horrible expectations. They also didn't give me enough room to grow. My learning stopped, and I was doing boring work for months. There was no career growth, either. Overall, it was a horribly frustrating experience, and I escaped before I could be trapped here for long.

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Shift Paradigm Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry to hear that you felt overwhelmed and unsupported during your time with us. Your feedback about workload expectations, work-life balance, and development opportunities is taken seriously. We recognize that unrealistic deadlines and unclear boundaries can lead to burnout, and this is not the environment we want to create. Our new leadership is working to actively address these issues. Again, thank you for the feedback.
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