Red flag - deteriorating culture - Anonymous employee Aspire Employee Review

1.0
17 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Flexible leaves - A* coworkers who are super smart and passionate

Cons

- Company has become increasingly micromanagement-driven, with its culture and employee experience seemingly taking a back seat. - The company deserves credit for embracing the rapid growth of AI and making it a key strategic priority to drive AI adoption across the organisation. However, implementation remains uneven across teams, and some departments are still struggling to effectively integrate AI into their day-to-day workflows and processes. - The current People Team (excluding the recruiters, who continue to do a great job) appears to be failing. Concerns are not always addressed in a timely or effective manner that leads to a growing sense of disconnect between employees and the function. There is also a growing sentiment among many others that lead of talent operations team adopts a hands-off approach, sometimes clueless and not responsive, resulting in a lack of accountability. Compared to a year ago, many of us felt that the level of support, engagement, and overall effectiveness of the HR team has declined greatly. - Rapid changes and pivoting dampens productivity and motivation. Oftentimes, the efforts of us the engineers and product team goes down the drain just like that. - Layoffs, no bonus, benefits cut. Low salary hike. - Going too aggressive with US launch might backfire though

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Pros

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Cons

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Aspire Response
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Thank you for the kind words and for being part of Aspire! We’re happy to hear you’re enjoying the team and finding value in the connections you're building. The variety in work is part of the startup ride but we know it’s not for everyone every day, and we’re always exploring ways to bring more clarity and consistency where it matters. Appreciate you being on this journey with us!
3.0
11 Mar 2026
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Pros

There was a lot of work to be done, and new management

Cons

When I was there, unfortunately there was a very toxic employee who gained the trust of leadership- I understand she has since left the company.

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