Great people but arrogant and insincere management - Software Engineer Shapr3D Employee Review

2.0
11 July 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The work at Shapr3D is fast paced, you will not be bored here. They truly managed to put together a great team, lots of incredibly smart people here which means it is a great opportunity to learn here. The product is great and everyone wants to make an awesome product.

Cons

The management prides themselves on the company culture they created. They say that the company values feedback and sincere communication. However, in practice people don't really give feedback to each other rather they do this behind their backs. This makes it hard to discuss issues and the feedback can be distorted as it travels upper in the hierarchy. The motto is that if someone is let go it is never a surprise to them, but it has happened multiple times that they let go of people without prior warnings. They are not clear about their expectations and they do not help employees fit in to the company rather they expect them to figure it out themselves. On a day to day basis the communication culture at the company is good, engineers treat each other with respect. However, there are a few important people who are exempt from this because they are irreplaceable. This leads to unnecessary conflicts and no amount of feedback given to them changes this. On the management level the communication is insincere. They say that the company pays top in Hungary but that is simply not true (given that the requirements are stricter for sofware engineer levels, there are no benefits, etc.). Also the company internally said that they do not care about glassdoor reviews. But it turns out that they secretly asked their most loyal employees to give feedback here. You can check it, a lot of perfect reviews were given in a few weeks window.

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Shapr3D Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed and candid review. It’s clear that you put a lot of thought into your feedback and whilst we don’t agree with every point raised, we do appreciate you highlighting areas where your experience didn’t match the values we aim to live by. We’re glad to hear you valued the people, the pace, and the learning opportunities at Shapr3D, those are things we’re genuinely proud of. At the same time, your reflections about communication, feedback culture, and how expectations are managed are not taken lightly. We know that as a growing company, we don’t always get everything right, especially during periods of rapid change and we’re continually working to build a more transparent, consistent environment for everyone. We also want to be clear: we care about feedback from all channels, including Glassdoor and we’re committed to listening, even when it’s hard to hear. That includes reflecting on how our actions and intentions are perceived and making sure we’re holding ourselves accountable to the culture we shout about. Thanks again for being part of Shapr3D, and for helping us do better.

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