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      Sago Mini

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      Sago Mini reviews

      3.9

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (18 total reviews)

      Jason Krogh

      93% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      Sago Mini has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sago Mini employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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      18 reviews
      1.0
      May 15, 2021

      Sago? SAY NO!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They test their products with kids in the studio. Hearing the kids laugh while you're working is a delight.

      Cons

      With more than 10 years experience in management, a tech start up making a children’s product that encourages open ended play seemed like an opportunity of a life time. Supporting an ever growing team of artists and designers with a love of imagination... what an opportunity! I was grossly misled. With a passive aggressive mamangment team, an out of touch CEO who cannot make his own decisions and no form of performance reviews or grievances for staff (aside from “anonymous surveys” that are later read at company wide meetings), contributing to this hostile and inappropriate workplace did not align with a product I’d hoped to have stood behind. Not only would I discourage you from applying, I would suggest this company’s parent company step in with management restructuring and an HR team to address workplace harassment and to advocate for their employees mental health. This experience was overall very poor.

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      Sago Mini Response
      5y
      Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for sharing your concerns. We are sorry to hear this has been your experience and we want to respond to some of the issues you have raised. Our management team has always openly voiced its desire to support employees in all matters professionally and personally. We offer a variety of safe ways for our team to share their feedback internally. We do our best to create a welcoming and supportive environment where employees feel comfortable bringing their concerns to their people manager. The anonymous surveys we administer allows for employees to raise concerns if they are not comfortable doing so directly. Meetings to discuss anonymous concerns are our way of being transparent in an open forum with the entire team and to let those who report issues anonymously know that we have heard them and are listening. We take matters of workplace harassment very seriously. We work closely with our parent company on this and we do not tolerate harassment of any kind. Each employee has a people manager they are encouraged to speak to if they have any issues about their work or well-being. We have not been made aware of any specific instances of harassment and we urge anyone who has experienced or witnessed harassment to come forward to their people manager, the operations team, or anyone in a leadership role they feel comfortable talking to. In terms of mental health, we are strong advocates for the personal wellbeing of all our employees. We have several initiatives in place to ensure employees are being taken care of from a mental health perspective. This includes wellness spending accounts, weekly guided meditation sessions, a slack wellness channel, EAP access, counseling and therapy benefits, free subscriptions to wellness applications, flex time and schedules, and personal days off. We encourage employees to reach out to their people manager should they require additional time off and support. At Sago Mini our people are of the utmost importance and we continue to prioritize the health, safety, and well-being of all our employees. We are always looking at ways to improve our efforts and encourage our team to come forward either anonymously or directly to voice their concerns. We strive to put our team first and will always be there to support our employees. Tiffany Lopes, Talent Acquisition Manager + Jason Krogh, CEO
      2.0
      Sep 28, 2022

      Good from the outside, confusing on the inside.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's a fun company; it's game, toys, and entertainment after all. They really care about the product and the experience it brings kids. Their branding is on point and people are polite. They tried their best to invigorate culture. Provided good equipment.

      Cons

      Very confusing leadership/management/reporting structure - unsure who to go to for certain issues and is very departmentally siloed. Obvious lack of ethnic and age diversity in leadership - some are arguably unqualified to hold their position. A lot of contractors who probably should be offered full-time positions by now (unsure if it's legal to be a contractor for 3+ years). No clear career pathing especially if you are not a dev or designer. Clique-y and difficult to fit in when meetings are full of inside jokes with those who've worked together for some time. Still running with a start-up mentally and leadership style which hinders building solid foundations and processes to accelerate growth. Cohesion in personality types is lacking - the balance of introverts and extroverts is not there and for some, an arrogance with longtime, manager-level employees. Unclear directive of strategy.

      2.0
      Jun 10, 2022

      It's probably fine if you're a developer.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Some of the people there are nice - You get a Mac laptop - Some teams are run well (you'll probably be fine if you're an engineer) - Benefits aren't horrendous, below what you can expect in tech

      Cons

      - Leadership does not have experience outside Sago and needs training on how to work with people and what it looks like to advocate for your team - Relying on contractors who work there for years and are treated (against employment law) as regular employees without being regular employees (if you're a contractor there, google it) - Relying on a group of committed people internal to Sago to do the anti-racism work (most of whom white and cis) - Pay not market rate unless a you're developer - Some teams talk a good game on collaboration, but they only want to hear from you if you agree - Micromanagement on some teams - Favouritism: some people can make the working environment difficult with no repercussions, some people get unpleasant follow-ups because they didn't post about being out sick on Slack

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      Sago Mini Response
      3y
      Hello, Thank you for leaving your review. We always appreciate the candid feedback as we are constantly striving to improve. We’d like to address some of your concerns. Regarding contractors, while we continue to work with contractors to fill specific roles in projects or when we require a specific expertise, we have converted many of our full time contractors and at the start of the year, we had moved 11 contractors to full-time status. We’ve recently hired a full-time HR Manager to oversee all facets of HR at Sago Mini. Development, diversity, compensation, and employee relations are all things on our radar that we are working closely with our HR Manager on as well as our parent company. As always, we encourage our staff to reach out to their people manager or HR should they have any concerns or simply need a sounding board. The happiness of our team members is critical for us, and we continue to make improvements in their best interest. Once again, thank you for your input. It is important for us to hear this type of feedback so we can acknowledge areas where we may need work and put in the effort to improve. Sincerely, Tiffany Lopes, Talent Acquisition Manager & Jason Krogh, CEO
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