Toxic culture prioritizes visibility over performance - Head of Product Diligent Employee Review

1.0
27 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A diversified product with powerful capabilities, good fellas.

Cons

50% office attendance which directly impacts performance ratings. Even if you do youe job insanely well, the company will punish you for not being 50% of the time in the office. Meets expectations is the max you'll get in this scenario. Sadly, the rules don't apply for everyone. Not all employees have been transitioned to hybrid, meaning all remote workers are happily working from home and enjoying a lovely exception to both their pockets and performance reviews. More than 50% of employees are still remove, and the majority are senior leaders. But offices cannot cope with high attendance due to lack of resources so the whole thing is a massive dicotomy. The worst is people are pissed off about it but their CEO continues to send heavily sales-focused emails about President's Club. Seems like the guy only cares whether they hit a target or not. Insanely number-oriented culture and toxicity top to bottom. Office cliques apply. Visibility matters the most. Just be present at the right moment and your career will skyrocket. Be in the "wrong" clique and you won't get anything.

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1.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent pay, unlimited PTO and good benefits

Cons

Leadership will tell you want you want to hear to keep you focused on being a BDR instead of helping you get promoted. Majority of AE type roles are not posted internally and do a ton of external hiring instead of promotions.

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