Worst Company Ever - Anonymous employee AppZen Employee Review

1.0
10 Nov 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There isn't much here to say unless you love hours of pointless internal meetings

Cons

The abuse, hostility, greed, and total incompetence of this organization blows me away. CEO and CTO are just terrible humans. Weekly all-hands so the CEO can micromanage everyone. I have never seen such turnover at the C-suite and elsewhere in the company. It's so bad I've had to seek therapy since leaving. One of the worst decisions I've ever made was to join this company. I read these reviews and ignored them at my own peril, please don't make the same mistake.

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AppZen Response
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We are sincerely sorry that you feel this way. We have a lot of passionate and smart employees who work extremely hard, care about the company, and are excited about where the business is heading. Our intention, especially with our All Hands, has always been to communicate openly and transparently. While there is room for improvement, we also receive lots of very positive feedback and we are focused on making AppZen a great place to work. Please reach out directly if you have any constructive feedback to share with us.

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Cons

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5.0
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