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Artifact Uprising

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Don't trust leadership - Anonymous employee Artifact Uprising Employee Review

1.0
22 Feb 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People and the product, but dont think the good people will last long

Cons

CEO has no experience and is consumed by greed. He is not the founder nor the one that established the amazing culture that once existed. Don't think you're getting equity joining this start up because the CEO keeps it all to himself. He expects everyone to work extra hours and build the company up for him, while he takes 3 month vacations and adds zero value to the business. The company reorgs every time he listens to a new podcast or reads a new trendy business book. All the good people that make AU successful are leaving and those still working there are not happy. If you're interviewing for a position, just ask about the turnover. The turnover is taking a toll on the business and the toxic culture is starting to seep into the numbers. It's only going to get worse and it all stems from one person.

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Artifact Uprising Response
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Hello and thank you for taking the time to leave a response. We want you to know that while we are undergoing large company changes, we are doing our best to keep the culture positive and our strategy on-track. We are disappointed to hear your thoughts on the CEO and encourage you to reach out to us directly to discuss this further.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

The people are great to work with. Colleagues are collaborative, supportive, and genuinely enjoyable to work with day-to-day. The company is financially stable and has a strong market presence. Work-life balance is also realistic and respected.

Cons

Specific to the product manager function, it operates more like product ownership or project management role, with a heavy focus on backlog management and ticket writing rather than strategic work like discovery and vision setting. Leadership tends toward micromanagement, which limits autonomy and decision-making at the team level. There's also a feature factory mentality where shipping output is prioritized over delivering meaningful customer outcomes. Short-term thinking is prevalent, taking away from long-term strategy opportunities. The roadmap is more of an executive team driven approach rather than a hybrid/collaborative approach.

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