Was great company, Now just a 'Pressure Cooker' and micro-management. - Engineer Cricut Employee Review

2.0
5 July 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Good people. This company use to be the one to have. Use to have a lot of pros but struggle to find any left after going public, and leaving mantras and leaving everything the CEO said Cricut needed to avoid. Sad.

Cons

Pressure cooker of stress. Endless meetings yet expected to still get work done. Project management and management that is delusional and don't listen to the employees. Upper management just put a layer of managers, who were peers, between them and now don't see all the mayhem. Mantras once valued are just words and a joke. A CEO once someone you would follow off a cliff, now not approachable. Back stabbing and typical corp vibe. Told to live mantras but if you voice opinion, you have a target on your back. Terrible raise in difficult times. Your reviewed by managements choosing. Judged on negatives, not positive things you've done. Very much a good boys club of management. Can't voice opinion for the good of the company or will be reprimanded.

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5.0
26 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I loved my team. I had incredible benefits, and the projects we worked on were always so fun.

Cons

They moved from a flexible hybrid schedule to encouraging people basically to come back to office. That's why I ultimately left because I wanted a job where I didn't have to put my kid in childcare.

1.0
10 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers at the same level are generally good people and easy to work with. Benefits are acceptable.

Cons

- Toxic and political work environment - Leadership is disconnected and often incompetent - Strong “power trip” culture, especially at director and executive levels, with little respect for ICs - Culture feels fake; leadership promotes values they don’t actually follow - Communication doesn’t feel safe. People are careful about what they say to avoid backlash - Instances of inappropriate workplace behavior, including the use of racially insensitive language, which is not always adequately addressed - Feels like image matters more than employees or integrity - Be skeptical of overly positive reviews; they may not reflect the reality many employees experience

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