This company is a sinking ship - Software Engineer Fooda Employee Review

1.0
2 July 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free lunch, casual environment, unlimited PTO.

Cons

Lots of pointless corporate meetings (weekly meetings giving fake "awards" to coworkers) to cover up poor management and shaky business outlook. The culture of the engineering department, where I worked, was very negative. The CTO is a bully who blames and trash talks his reports while failing to manage in a coherent, transparent, and goal-oriented way. In all of my many years of working on tech teams, I've never been a part of such a toxic work environment. Unfortunately, they lost a lot of talent because of it. Honestly, with what the coronavirus has done to the restaurant industry and the already slim margins that Fooda was depending on, this company is a sinking ship.

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Pros

Really really great work environment

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

-Good business concept, the market need is there -Supports small, local restaurants -Hard-working employees -Co-workers are 'foodies' -Unlimited PTO for salaried employees -Optional extracurricular activities at HQ (volunteer days, happy hours, summer sports, etc.)

Cons

-Executive leadership plays favorites. Lack of accountability and necessary change for some tenured employees. -low pay, barely hit competitive rates. -High burnout across multiple departments, especially at HQ, due to unrealistic expectations, minimal leadership support, and a lack of transparency. -Several full-time employees working more than ~40 hours per week. -Minimal employee appreciation, this has to be earned. -No company holiday parties

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