Pros
Talented, hardworking people at the individual-contributor and mid levels. There’s real potential in the wider team.
Cons
The senior leadership team lacks relevant industry experience and expertise. Hiring appears to favour personal networks over capability, and people who constructively challenge the direction don’t seem to last. Healthy debate isn’t welcomed. Several leadership roles seem mismatched to the people in them, including newly created positions where the person has no background in the function they’re now running. “Fail fast” gets cited as a philosophy, but in practice little genuinely new is being tried, and the underlying problems go unaddressed. Leadership says people are welcome to speak up, but in practice raising concerns changes nothing. Issues don’t get actioned, relationships sour, and the person who spoke up often ends up leaving. The planned anonymous reporting platform reads less like a genuine attempt to improve the culture and more like a way to divert criticism away from public reviews. Leadership also spends noticeably on offsites and travel for themselves, while the wider company rarely gets the chance to meet or connect.
