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      Unskilled Leadership and Recent Layoffs Crippling Current Employees - Product Manager Simply Business Employee Review

      1.0
      May 27, 2026
      Product manager
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      Pros

      Before they fired all the good people who knew what they were doing, the biggest pro was the people. Now that they are gone, working at SB is depressing and exhausting.

      Cons

      Unskilled leadership across the board. The company is floundering internally with massive layoffs of tenured employees, leaving contractors to come and go like a revolving door. SB is not people first. SB does not promote within. SB does not advocate for their best employees. SB does not give structured performance increases. Moral was low before I left, and I know from others still on board that morale is even lower now following massive layoffs. From what I’ve heard from those still there, it’s a complete circus now. Don’t work here unless you love chaos, misguided strategy, not being valued for the work you do, and mistreatment and mistrust from upper management.

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      Simply Business Response
      1w
      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We understand that periods of change can be challenging and impact morale across teams.We remain focused on building an environment where our teams can successfully collaborate and drive the business forward.. We wish you the best in your next professional chapter.

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      5.0
      May 18, 2026
      Quality manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great company to work for

      Cons

      none, generally a very good company to work for

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      Simply Business Response
      2w
      Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us! Thank you for being a part of our journey for over five years, and we wish you nothing but the absolute best in your next chapter.
      2.0
      May 13, 2026
      Software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great work life balance and vacation time....

      Cons

      Many internal issues and felt like this last round of layoffs was to protect inadequate leaders vs hardworking employees. I understand companies do layoffs but this just felt like Senior management trying to protect themselves because they aren't doing an effective job. I really think there are some issues with the leadership team and it probably needs an overhaul. There was never any strategy from product outside of one small area. The rest of the business was left without any guidance or support. I really think the US/UK shared services model does not work. The UK and US just are entirely different markets and the UK at the end of the day doesn't really care about the US nor move as quickly.

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      Simply Business Response
      3w
      Thank you for sharing your feedback and perspective on your experience. We understand that organizational changes and layoffs can create frustration and uncertainty, and we appreciate you taking the time to share with us the areas where you feel we can improve. Transparency, communication, and supporting our teams continue to be important areas of focus for us.
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