New Account Specialist - New Account Specialist Smartsheet Employee Review

3.0
Jul 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great team of coworkers Free food all the time Flexible hours

Cons

Middle management likes to talk the talk but not walk the walk. It is full of managers who, as the company continued to grow, took on leadership roles that they aren't equipped to manage. Additionally numerous empty promises were made with no ownership or apology of decisions. Only until the exit interview and hard copy of evidence did the HR team have to apologize on their behalf. The culture got worse in time. As the company grew, management wasn't sure how to handle that growth.

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Smartsheet Response
7y
It would never be our intention to mislead an employee, and managers should be careful not to confuse potential outcomes with promises. We have grown quickly, from a team of 30 in 2012 to over 800 employees today. We have people managers with many years of experience and those who are managing people for the first time here at Smartsheet. We have people manager training, which is rooted in our values and the importance of direct and frequent communication, and we support our managers with HR business partners, recruiters, and financial planning resources. We believe in internal mobility and feel it is important to provide opportunities for career progression, including first-time people managers. All that said, it sounds like those efforts did not line up for you as we would have intended, and we are sorry for that. --Kara Hamilton, SVP People Operations

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Smartsheet Response
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Thank you for your honesty. While we’re glad that you had a great team and the tools you needed, it’s incredibly tough to hear that other aspects of your experience were less than great. To your point about equity, we’d like to clarify that we do offer a limited equity pool with specific eligibility. That said, navigating transition is already tough, and adding in other aspects like global shifts and new leadership can make it feel even harder. We know the dust hasn’t completely settled, and we understand that we have a lot of work to do to repair employee trust and morale. We’ve set off on that journey, and we appreciate all of this feedback along the way. Thank you, and we wish you all the best in your next chapter.
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