Unethical management and fundamental mismatch for Bay Area - Anonymous employee ThinkTank Learning Employee Review

There are way too many cons to write about. But if I could condense it to one word, it would have to be 'dishonesty.' The company simply does not treat its employees with an ounce of good faith, and this makes it very difficult for me to recommend any person seeking employment to even consider this company for anything other than a temporary position to pay the bills while you look for something better. Upper management is largely absent. Middle management is highly motivated to maintain the status quo, which is mediocre and slow. The company operates like a traditional Chinese company, which is culturally very different from Silicon Valley startups. Rather than focus on driving efficiencies, the company emphasizes "the grind." Not only are long hours encouraged, they are tracked. Using computer monitoring software and in-office cameras, middle management tracks how much every tutor, teacher, consultant works and uses this data to find excuses to either fire employees, demote sales managers to assistants, or even withhold bonuses (despite achieving pre-set targets). As a result, employees feel the need to constantly play defense and watch their back rather than work for the benefit of the company. TTL will probably dismiss these comments as nothing more than "disgruntled employees venting" like they always do.