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Worst Startup with Toxic Culture - Cloud Architect Lacework Employee Review

1.0
16 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive Compensation: Lacework offers competitive compensation, particularly benefiting former Meta employees.

Cons

Limited Career Growth Opportunities: Career advancement appears skewed towards Meta employees and those skilled in flattery, hindering the growth of other talented individuals. Poor Work-Life Balance: Employees face a challenging work-life balance, often expected to put in long hours and work on weekends. Declining Benefits: The cessation of 402 contributions has led to a decline in benefits, impacting the overall employee experience. Questionable Company Culture: The company culture suffers as individuals lacking cybersecurity or product expertise hold key positions, potentially affecting decision-making and organizational direction. Ineffective Management: Management seems disconnected, displaying a lack of awareness regarding diminishing sales and high customer churn. The CEO appears clueless about addressing these crucial issues.

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5.0
2 July 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

it has good engineering culture

Cons

However, the product is not growing

1.0
18 July 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very intelligent people and an awesome rise at one point

Cons

What a disgraceful ending to what could have been a career changing opportunity for many. You can point fingers in every direction but the product was garbage and the 2021 executive changes were ultimately what sank the company. Following the acquisition Lacework decided to return $0 to former employees who exercised their ISOs.. i.e. the team who built and scaled the company from $1m-$90m in revenue. All while paying the investors, c-suite, and current employees who helped tank the company a nice premium. The C-Suite as it stands today is the worst I've seen in my 25+ year career. Soulless, directionless, tone deaf leaders steering a zombie business in whatever direction the wind blows. SHV brand has been ruined in the process. Lead investor saying "I'd die before this company fails!" on an all hands call, then taking Lacework off of his LinkedIn profile, is all you need to know about the company/culture/product that is Lacework. Good luck trying to replicate the Snowflake growth model across your portfolio.

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