Descartes Labs Reviews

When new management took over changes naturally had to happen. Some of the decisions they made, however, were mind-bogglingly uninformed and demonstrated a clear lack of understanding of who at the company provided value and who was dead weight. Additionally, they removed the four-day work week without any justification beyond "it looks bad to the shareholders". This was a benefit many of us weighed heavily when considering our initial job offer and felt effectively like a ~25% pay cut. When these feelings were communicated, we were brushed off in a tone-deaf manner. Beyond these issues with the new management, certain portions of the company seem to lack any semblance of direction or vision, with middle management / leadership being infatuated with buzzwordy nonsense instead of being driven by principled technical ideas that may be market differentiators.

Since 2020 the company has lost its vision for the future and lack talent from bottom to top. The PE firm that purchased the company in 2022 lacks the fundamental knowledge of the company and are empty suits.