The culture, benefits, and success stories they market are hollow and don't reflect reality.
Multiple red flags demonstrate this. Over the past year, several staff in leadership and senior positions have left due to burnout or company politics—including promising new hires who departed after incredibly short stints. These seemed like exactly the people who could have made a positive difference.
More recently, redundancies have been made as the company struggles financially, despite having strong cash reserves in previous years. Promotion opportunities are promised on paper but then delayed or denied with various excuses.
For prospective clients: be cautious—their technological capabilities and IT security practices aren't nearly as mature as they claim.
Values around performance and fast-paced work are code for burnout culture. Hybrid working is marketed as flexible but really means dictating certain office days. Expect long hours, skipped lunch breaks, and lunchtime meetings.
Flashy merchandise and a "fully stocked fridge" don't constitute benefits or meaningful culture. They won't even provide proper lunch facilities—apparently a microwave would make the office "too smelly when clients visit."
Leadership is inflexible and doesn't welcome challenge. They have no understanding of structural inclusion or how to drive innovation through diverse perspectives. It's pushing out anyone different and leaving behind those who've either drunk the company Kool-Aid (see all those 5-star reviews) or are too intimidated to speak up.
Since leaving, I've been contacted by several current and former employees sharing nothing but heartbreaking stories echoing all of the above.
I'm writing this to offer a different perspective to contrast all the positive reviews —if you're considering joining, think twice. This place isn't worth sacrificing your mental health.
