Worked to the Bone While Paid in Peanuts - werkgeversreview Operations Associate bij Calero

1,0
24 okt 2019
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Pluspunten

- 95% of the people in the office are nice and understanding people. - Some managers treat employees to food & drink (out of their own pocket) - Depending on which team you are on, personal development and skill training can be good (though don’t expect a salary increase or promotion with this)

Minpunten

- As people leave in droves, those remaining are suffocated with more and more responsibility with no rewards or foreseeable career progression - Since the focus is on acquiring new clients, if you are lucky enough to work on this team of managerial favourites you will be lauded with praise, promotions and salary increases - Lack of feedback from managers as to personal development or opportunities for career progression causing people to stagnate in low-paying positions while their skillset and workload increases exponentially - It is not uncommon for employees to be left to flounder by themselves due to confusion of responsibilities and an ever-shifting merry-go-round of managers. Firstly, the pleas for employees to leave reviews here should be an immediate red flag. Strongly encouraging employees to flood a review site such as Glassdoor is a publicity stunt that sounds the death knoll of company-employee relations. If as much effort was invested into helping and supporting employees as is spent on these faux PR drives then I doubt I would be writing this review. The actual work on a day to day basis is highly varied, requires a range of skills and is almost always overwhelming. As members of the operations team flee in their masses, the job becomes an endurance test to see how much responsibility an individual can take on. The reward for the suffocating task of picking up the work of multiple people? More work, longer hours and no reflection in salary. If you are part of the overworked team of developers you may get rewarded for your months of hard work and late nights with a cake - as though upper management could only be stretched as far as organising a child’s party rather than actually appreciating the developers of the tools on which the foundation of the company is built.

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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are glad to hear that you find your coworkers to be nice and understanding, but are sorry to hear that you have some concerns about workload and compensation. We examine our pay structure every year, and our goal is to be as transparent as possible. We encourage you to speak with your manager regarding your concerns and have a discussion regarding possible ways to increase your compensation, through performance or promotion at Calero. We want to reward our employees for their hard work. Please feel free to contact the HR department at hr@calero.com to discuss in further detail once you have connected with your manager, or if we can help further.

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Pluspunten

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Minpunten

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Minpunten

Top-Down Implementation: Internal changes and tool rollouts are often managed without a functional feedback loop. There is a consistent disconnect between high level process design and the practical realities of the daily workload. Unoptimized Tooling: Internal systems are frequently released in an unfinished state, requiring significant manual workarounds. New tools often introduce more complexity than the legacy processes they replaced, yet performance expectations remain static despite the increased administrative burden. Rushed Automation Strategy: The push toward automation feels reactive and lacks clear documentation. This often leads to increased confusion and additional manual tasks to correct automated errors. Organizational Overlap: Due to unclear role definitions and resource gaps, employees are frequently expected to absorb responsibilities outside their primary scope. This creates a high stress environment where departmental boundaries are poorly defined. Approach to Employee Wellbeing: While work-life balance is discussed, the systemic issues causing burnout are rarely addressed. Feedback regarding workload or tool inefficiency is often met with pushback rather than proactive problem solving.

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