My entire experience with Dashlane was negative, save for a few colleagues. I was in my role for less than a year and honestly, I’m glad I was let go.
My boss had unrealistic expectations for the role in terms of ramp up and deliverables. I will agree that I was not a fit for the role - however, there are other factors that were like pushing a boulder uphill. Any initiative to improve a process, make things easier to access, or add visibility was met with pushback from both my team and the broader company. It was difficult understanding what people actually wanted even if you asked them in the most simplest terms. I was trying my best to keep up with the needs of the executives, my team, the massive projects, and improve processes - but it wasn’t good enough, which is fine. Again, I just wasn’t a fit.
The worst part of it all was when I was let go, I was given a week to finish out my time there. I was told that I had to inform my team and train them on a processes I had been trying to implement since day 1. During that final week, I had multiple 1:1’s scheduled with my manager, and on each call, they started crying. By the 3rd time it happened, I ended the call and stopped communicating with them. It wasn’t my job to make them feel better - they still had a job after all. Simply put, looking back, the entire experience was endless red flags I ignored because of the large paycheck.
As for the executive team - only two I enjoyed working with. The CEO is by far the worst. He mandated everyone in a 2hr commuting distance of NYC return to office. By chance, he lives in Raleigh, NC so that rule didn’t apply to him - how convenient? When announcing RTO, it was said that it would “make our investors happy” which was another major red flag. In reality, they were losing money because they leased out space before the pandemic.
When everyone was in the office on this new hybrid model, all the meeting spaces were booked up and everyone was there….to sit on zoom calls. Most of the other execs were barely there, so it goes to show what they actually think of the employees, it’s all for the investors. They literally do not care about their employees and would cut them out if it meant a bigger paycheck for themselves. Totally and utterly toxic.
Overall, my experience was horrible. I knew from the jump that the vibes were off and the product itself needs a revamp. The business decisions are based out of greed and “what feels good in the moment” and not data. Not to mention an antiquated way of doing business. Again, there are some truly talented people who work there - I just hope they make the decision to find a different role and truly thrive.
