Bad Leadership at Every Level - Software Engineering Manager Red Ventures Employee Review

1.0
4 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

As a holding company, Red Ventures may have opportunities to move between teams. The office in Puerto Rico is beautiful.

Cons

- bad leadership - a culture of "work more," no matter how much work you are doing - problems are funneled down to individual contributors - The business teams do not talk to engineering before deciding how long things will take - AI is considered a solution to everything, and they expect people's performance to double when using AI - Leadership has very thin skin. They consider suggesting improvements a threat to their enormous egos and do not even listen, let alone respond, when problems arise. - Basically, the company is FILLED with that one loser in 5th grade who got pleasure getting other people in trouble, and has now grown up to be an adult.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong ownership, opportunity to manage people early, great people, nice campus. You will work on interesting problems and external companies. Great training if the space interests you.

Cons

Business future is uncertain, up or out management principles. New senior leaders somewhat disconnected from the day-to-day. Commute from Charlotte is horrible.

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