Changing culture that's very tough on people. - Employee Couchbase Employee Review

2.0
16 Sept 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Reasonable compensation with decent benefits. Very talented folks who are great to work with. Don't skimp when it comes to your work laptop and the offices are great. Decent onboarding process.

Cons

Massive turnover in the engineering group this year. Changing culture that brings micro-management and deadlines set by senior leadership which are entirely unrealistic. Even if you do get to estimate the work senior leadership will cut the timelines to make it 'more aggressive' as this is how we work now. People are burning out across the whole team and the culture is all but gone. Communication is terrible you mostly hear about changing and co flicting priorities through rumor or when you are told you need to do more work somehow.

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5.0
19 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great energy! Everyone is super friendly to new hires and makes an effort to introduce them to the business.

Cons

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5.0
5 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I started recently with the company. Overall, onboarding was smooth. I received lots of great communication and documentation. My laptop arrived early so I was able to be ready for my remote onboarding session. Everyone I spoke with was nice, professional, and genuinely seemed to like their jobs and the people with whom they work.

Cons

Remote onboarding is always tough for making people connections, but it was not bad. I did have some tech issues but they were addressed and resolved quickly.

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