Company strategic goals and structural changes causing more concerns - werkgeversreview Technical Support L2 bij WP Engine

3,0
3 apr 2024
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- Great co-workers - Managers are a majority, on your side - Best PTO policy

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WP Engine has been without a doubt, one of the best organizations I've ever worked for. But as technology and the economy rapidly changes, the more I see a consistent need, and trouble to keep up with it' competitors. This has in turn caused the org to rely on "strategic and structural changes" which has in turn, caused the company to lose some of the best and brightest employees due to layoffs, and has caused hiring freezes, preventing upward mobility/growth, a facet that the company continues to harp on. (not once, but twice in the last 3 years). I know many of our techs continue to look for opportunities elsewhere due to the uncertainty and fear. We've lost some incredibly great leaders as well, and while they never provided a definitive reason other than "it's time for a change," many of us are left continuously thinking that they knew about the ongoing issues and current strategic changes, and left before things got worse. List of cons below - Uncertainty with company direction - No upward mobility or growth due to outsourcing, hiring freezes, lay offs - Consistently flexed to 3 chats to meet the demand. (2 chat initiative was introduced in 2021 and is never fully implemented due to supply not meeting demand) - Customers can be immature and have no accountability for themselves and will blame techs for every single issue their site faces.

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2y
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and feedback, it's incredibly important for our continued growth. While we're glad to hear you enjoy your co-workers, managers, and our PTO policy, we're concerned to hear that support techs feel like there's no upward mobility or opportunities to build a career path. While we have slowed our hiring plans at times, we haven't ever done a hiring "freeze". Within the Support Organization, we hire nearly exclusively at the entry level and promote from within for all non entry level roles. Our L2 techs are typically the most sought after internal candidates often moving into CSM, TAM, Sales Engineering, Production Engineering, and Product roles, giving them many opportunities for career advancement. In regards to chats, we're currently reviewing this as part of a larger review in how we operate as a team. We have heard feedback from employees and are looking for ways to keep from flexing beyond two concurrent chats to ensure success for all of our techs. We sincerely appreciate you sharing your experience and if you feel comfortable doing so would encourage you to reach out to your EE Business Partner or anybody on the Employee Experience Team to talk more about what we can do to address your concerns.

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Lots of support from management. I always felt like I was heard. Plenty of support from my teammates. The CEO is an amazing person.

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We appreciate you taking the time to share such a thoughtful review. While we're glad you had an overall positive experience in regards to feeling supported by your manager, teammates, and feel Heather, our CEO is an amazing person. We agree! We are sorry to hear you didn't feel like there were opportunities for promotions. We know you no longer work here at WP Engine, but if you have any other thoughts you'd like to share so that we can learn more about what could've gone better, you're welcome to reach out to anybody on our Employee Experience Team to do so. Thank you again and we wish you the best in future endeavors.
4,0
23 apr 2026
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-Fully remote so can work from home -Work/life balance is great, I never take work stress with me after I log off.

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-Management is unwilling to make changes at times, even when something can be optimized. -Some days can feel like you are overworked due to not enough staff to cover support queues

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1mo
Thanks for taking time to share your feedback with us. We are glad to hear that our virtual first model is having a positive impact on your experience. Creating an environment where employees can do meaningful work while maintaining balance is something we care deeply about. We also appreciate your candid input around decision making and workload. Your feedback on optimizing workflows and ensuring adequate coverage in support queues is important, and it’s something we continue to evaluate as we scale and prioritize across the business. Thank you again for your perspective and for being part of the team, your insights play a critical role in how we improve our processes and better support our teams.
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