The reviews can be misleading. A lot of the 5-star reviews come from employees being asked to write them after promotions or recognition, and leadership even encourages people on Slack to leave positive reviews. So, take them with a grain of salt.
Leadership, especially the higher-ups, is a mixed bag. They don’t really motivate or engage with the team. In all my time here, I’ve seen maybe one positive message from the CEO. Most of the time, it’s just about what we’re not doing well enough. And if you have concerns or think leadership is making bad decisions, it’s best to stay quiet if you want to keep your job.
The work itself is tough. You’ll spend a lot of time on projects that get thrown out or forgotten within days. If someone in leadership makes a random request, everything else you’re doing gets dropped—whether the request makes sense or not.
Resources are another headache. If you need a program to do your job, good luck getting it approved. You’ll probably end up paying for it yourself. And the pay? Not great, especially if you’re in the U.S. You could find better pay and less stress elsewhere.
Promotions are frustrating too. Even if your manager supports you, leadership and HR have the final say. If leadership doesn’t know who you are, your chances aren’t great.
They’ve also cut back on perks. The travel perk they introduced is nice in theory, but it’s not enough to even cover a one-way flight for most people. And they took away the ability to add a background on your computer!! You can’t even customize your computer when you work from home.
Need something for your home office? You’ll have to buy yourself. They’ll only give you credit for a laptop.
They burn you out, chew you up and spit you out all while dangling the promise they’re going to IPO to keep you around. It’s just not worth it.
