Abusive Work Environment - Data Scientist Foursquare Employee Review

1.0
9 July 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are many brilliant and kind people that work here, particularly at the lower to mid-level in the organization. Decent perks and benefits. Interesting work.

Cons

I would urge any job seeker to seriously reconsider accepting a job here. There is extremely high turnover with many employees being terminated after less than a year with little justification or warning. I saw around a hundred good people move over from stable careers with excellent credentials, only to be fired because they were supposedly “under performers”. Then they have to try to explain why they were fired after 3 months to try to get their next job. CEO David Shim is impossible to work with and is verbally abusive and bullying. This trickles down through the organization and creates an environment of constant fear. If he forms a poor opinion of you, for any reason, you are gone. Even the highest performers feel unsure if they will be fired every day. The positive reviews here are from HR and senior management....of themselves.

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5.0
9 Jan 2026
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Pros

They were previously switching strategy which caused turnover. Smart company that knows what they're doing. Was great to be a part of.

Cons

Like any company, lots of pivots. Causes uncertainty with job security which in reality doesn't exist in this industry.

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1.0
17 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You always get to surprise people when you tell them where you work and get the “oh, I didn’t know that company was still around”

Cons

Company culture is severely lacking, and it feels like Foursquare never found their footing after the pandemic. This, in turn, has led to the instability of constant layoffs and change at all levels, including C-suite management. From sales to tech, there’s probably a reason why the most senior level people are no longer there—because they read between the lines and left before the ship sank. Attempted to replace engineering talent with cheap Eastern Europe labor, which made a mess of the company. Now they’ve just become a shell of a company and a data broker with questionable data. Work here at your own risk, just maybe consider continuing that job search while you’re still there.

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