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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Mar 15th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Resource Engagement Lead
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Denver, CO
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Remarkable and ambitious people. Innovative mind-set. Using business as a force for good.
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Innovative company that is always looking to grow, strengthen and improve. So much talent within the WB walls. The company cares for the staff and freelancers in a variety ways. "Pie in the sky" ideas are listened to and support is given to make them a reality. They approach work/life balance with flexibility and understanding. And we get paid time off to volunteer!
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We often need to re-prioritize our plan for the day to address more time sensitive needs as they arise. I don't mind this but I recognize it takes practice to shift in and out of tasks with ease.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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35312
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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9.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Mar 5th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Project Manager
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Denver, CO
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Friendly people, fast pace
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The people and culture are great
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Lots of deadline pressure and short TAT sometimes
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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35312
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Dec 10th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Denver, CO
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Don't be fooled
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The actual people they hire are incredible
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No work-life balance, employees ignored, poor business practices
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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35312
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Open
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This is the company for you if you're looking to do overtime without compensation, have your legitimate feedback about critical inefficiencies die with middle management, and have your mental health destroyed by workload that is unrealistic given technological and training resources.
Although Wordbank loves to tout its uniqueness in the business world, at the end of the day, it's just another business that exploits its employees and sucks every ounce of labor from its workers without fair compensation. Overtime was supposedly compensated with TOIL (time off in lieu). After employees began tracking their overtime hours, managers got mad and proceeded to take away overtime compensation because "that wasn't supposed to be how it worked". Instead, employees were left with no overtime compensation whatsoever in an environment that regularly required over 50-60 hours a week, with some employees working weekends for weeks, if not months, on end. Needless to say, this drives a high employee burn-out and turnover rate.
From an operations standpoint, Wordbank insists upon its use of an in-house project management system that was built in the 90s and functions like it was built in the 90s. Additionally, there is a huge issue of silos between teams. Lastly, as a personal anecdote, when giving my notice of resignation, I had to quote my own job contract, as well as the employee handbook, to "HR" every time they contradicted themselves and tried to cheat me out of the benefits promised to me in both the contract and handbook. Long story short: it's just another company that doesn't respect its employees, hires under the guise of a great place to work.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Apr 24th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Project Manager
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London, England, England
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Great place
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Great working environment, a lot of responsibility and opportunities to work across departments from day 1
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The work can be a bit monotonous
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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35312
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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No
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1.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Jan 2nd, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Project Coordinator
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Denver, CO
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Messy and Mundane
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Some of the people here are fun to work with.
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This company has no direction or leadership in any capacity. Employees are generally disgruntled and frustrated with current systems. The company will tell you you are being paid equally to your peers, this is absolutely not true. They will work you as long and hard as possible for as little as they can get away with. Any progressive work policies (i.e. Work from home, time off, lunch breaks..) are purely to make it 'seem' like the company cares about company culture. This is not true, working from home is reserved for severe illness, time off needs to be approved by all peers before management, and lunch is generally eaten at your desk. The work itself is very mundane, all positions would generally fit into the category 'data entry' as this is all you will do. This company continually operates on a panic system, all information is carried by one person and when they leave, everyone panics. Terrible business model. Turnover at this company is incredibly high, no surprise.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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35312
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Open
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Jul 23rd, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Project Manager
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London, England, England
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great place to work, wonderful people
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Wordbank had a friendly and encouraging environment, where I looked forward to coming into work every week. My colleagues were all brilliant and dedicated to excellence - it was rewarding to learn from coworkers with such a diverse range of skills and experiences. Everyone's perspective and any new ideas are respected and discussed, and you can mold your position to suit your strengths and interests.
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I don't have any cons to mention - if I had any feedback to raise with my bosses, they were open to hearing it and implementing any points for improvement.
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0.0
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5.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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35312
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Open
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You lead a phenomenal group of people, so I know you'll keep encouraging them to perform to the best of your ability as a team!
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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May 22nd, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Communications Specialist
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Jakarta
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communication spesialist
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- Culture, free food, transparency respect
- Tons of smart people with big ideas working to have a big impact on the world
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- Work life balance can be better
- Doesn't feel like a "move fast and break things" at all
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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35312
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Feb 18th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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London, England, England
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Bad place to work. Management don't care
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The tasks are easy enough to do and the job can vary with some different projects from time to time.
The team is supportive and friendly.
It can get really busy but in the quiet periods there are lots to get on with.
I really like the location as it's in Soho.
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There's no career progression and salaries are really low. I understand this as the company is not doing well but management don't have plans for improvements.
Management don't care about the staff, the investors in people award is more important to get than the people.
There are lots of meetings and they say they are listening and that things will change, and the first few weeks there's lots of talk and then nothing changes.
The politics are too much to deal with and it's not professional.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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3.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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35312
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Open
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Nothing will change, there were so many promises made. I brought many things up to my head of department with promises she would handle them. sadly nothing gets done excepts words of encouragement. This is not a good place to work and new management team is needed before anything gets better.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Dec 7th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Great place to work
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Intelligent and forward thinking leadership team
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Some tech areas could do with a review
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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35312
|
Open
|
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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private:wordbankltd
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=35312
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Oct 29th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Wordbank
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Project Manager
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London, England, England
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Not a positive environment
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Lovely location in Soho,
Some amazing team mates,
Learning from the different teams when possible,
Work life balance is good.
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Management hardly there, either working 3 days a week or WFH, late, leaving early etc.
Bullying tactics from sales team not conducive to positive environment,
There is no progression; after a couple years I saw no salary increase and no position increase even though I hit all objectives. Excuses given about why a senior role was unobtainable.
As seen in previous reviews, the only person to take problems to is the COO, who is part of the in-action. The negative feedback is never followed through on and many problems, we have brought to management's attention.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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3.0
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2.0
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4.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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35312
|
Open
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The management team are unfit. We have expressed our concerns internally but nothing is done. It's time for management to stop protecting the the negative people in the office and be in the office more. Lovely to have flexible working hours, but it's not fit for management.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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May 12th, 2021 06:11PM
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Wordbank LTD
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