One layoff after another. - Employee CircleCI Employee Review

2.0
2 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- A true remove first company, depending where you live there's no real chance of an RTO. - While the pay is competitive, it doesn't significantly exceed the market average. - The company offers several noteworthy benefits, including an attractive vacation policy, comprehensive maternity/paternity leave, a yearly wellness stipend, and access to a diverse range of learning resources.

Cons

- The product vision is all over the place, they keep changing it every quarter or whenever they do another round of layoffs. - The leadership team is weak, lacking any real vision and working with a poor strategy plan. Now that going public isn't an option, it feels like they're on the hunt for someone to acquire company. - After every round of layoffs (there've been three in the last 18 months), your team practically gets a whole makeover, with a brand-new vision, and you have to start from scratch all over again. - People have had 5 or 6 different managers in less than two years, which is just crazy. - The VP hasn't been able to come up with a successful strategy in three years, but still manages to hold onto his high-paying job.

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5.0
8 Apr 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

cool tech, learned a lot, coworkers were knowledgeable

Cons

two layoffs and a security breach

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2.0
30 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance, some decent people

Cons

Leadership and HR need to provide more stability and consistency. Constantly changing priorities, processes, and initiatives every month creates confusion, increases stress, and makes it difficult for employees to focus on meaningful work. Many of these initiatives conflict with one another, leaving employees feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and exhausted. The new compensation guidelines have further damaged morale. They create the perception that the company is trying to reduce headcount through a "quiet layoff" rather than investing in and retaining its employees. Whether intentional or not, this has significantly eroded trust in leadership. Additionally, not providing annual raises for employees who consistently meet expectations is deeply disrespectful, especially in today's economic climate. At a minimum, compensation should keep pace with inflation. Expecting employees to maintain strong performance while their purchasing power continues to decline sends the message that their work and contributions are not valued. Employees want to do great work, but that requires stability, transparency, and fair compensation. Investing in the people who keep the business running will do far more for engagement and retention than a constant cycle of new initiatives and cost-cutting measures

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