A company that fails its employees - Avis employé Employé (anonyme) Pod Point

1,0
7 janv. 2025
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Avantages

The mission and product are admirable. Remote working provides some work-life balance. Great learning opportunities from talented colleagues.

Inconvénients

Burnout is rampant in non-sales departments. Leadership decisions are rushed, uninformed, and poorly communicated. Pay is far below industry standards, with huge disparities. Career progression is virtually nonexistent. Leadership does not invest in employee development or wellbeing.

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Réponse de Pod Point
1y
Hello, thanks for sharing your thoughts. We truly appreciate the hard work and dedication of our team, and we’re sorry to hear that you feel let down by your experience. We never want anyone at Pod Point to feel unsupported, so we’d like to offer some perspective on a few of the points you’ve raised. First and foremost, our mission is at the heart of everything we do. It’s what drives our decisions, our innovation, and our day-to-day work. We know that our success as a business depends on the incredible people behind it, and we take employee wellbeing seriously. Burnout is something we actively want to prevent, and we’re working hard to refine our ways of working so that teams feel supported, not overstretched. We also recognise that career progression matters. While we might not have traditional corporate career ladders, we do believe in growing and developing talent internally, and we’re always looking at ways to improve on that front. Pay is an ongoing discussion in every company, and while we benchmark our salaries to stay competitive, we understand that expectations vary. It’s something we continue to review as we grow. Change always brings challenges, but our leadership team is committed to working closely with employees to strengthen communication, provide clarity, and create a workplace where everyone feels valued. We may not always get everything right, but we are listening, learning, and improving—because we care about our people and the future of Pod Point. If you have further feedback or ideas, we’d love to hear them. Best, Pod Point

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5,0
21 mai 2021
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Avantages

Good work environment and culture

Inconvénients

None that I can think of

5,0
24 juin 2025
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Avantages

- The dynamic in the business is very positive, enthusiastic and caring. - Despite a tough market to work in at the moment, the SLT are working together well and facing this challenge head on, rather than burying their heads in the sand. They have a clear vision. I have confidence in their plans. - Pod (Point) are very adaptable and eager to change and improve, refreshingly more so than any prior company I've worked for (due to hierarchy and bureaucracy). Company-wide improved agile ways of working shouldn't be understated. - Managers are open and approachable. - Remote working approach is very productive, both for solo work and remote meetings, and this provides a great work/life balance by avoiding commuting, and providing convenience. - The work and projects are interesting and varied. - A great brand and product business to be associated with. - There have been promotion and development opportunities, and internal development/investment in individuals.

Inconvénients

- Due to financial & market pressures (and possibly having grown the business a bit too quickly in the past), there have been rounds of redundancies over the last 2 years. This appears to have been essential in order to protect the business and ultimately others' jobs in the process. This has obviously impacted morale and confidence as you'd expect, but the business has focussed well on the recovery from this. - Individual training budgets have been very tight for a long period of time. The cost of not investing in the training of staff could be greater than the cost of doing so. - The benefits package is quite basic and is more generous elsewhere.

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Réponse de Pod Point
10mo
Hi there, Dean here from the People Team. I just wanted to say thank you for such an honest insight into all things Pod related over the past couple of years. It's really good to see that, despite the changes, your positive outlook for the business matches the energy those changes were set to bring! I hear you on the development and benefits points that are raised, and do want to give you some confidence that we are working on a number of projects to support this in the team. If you wanted to find out some more about this, please do slack me directly and we can pick up a conversation. All the best!
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