Toxic Culture, No Respect for Experience - Category Manager Vaaree Employee Review

2.0
22 June 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Fast-paced environment with exposure. A few supportive colleagues who genuinely try to help.

Cons

No respect for experience: Despite having 5+ years of relevant experience, I was treated like a fresher with no autonomy or decision-making power. Your background holds no value here. Toxic leadership: Every small task needs founder approval. Micromanagement is the norm, not the exception. No work-life balance: Late-night calls, weekend work, and last-minute demands are regular. You're expected to be online at all hours. Unstructured processes: There’s no clarity in roles or goals. Priorities shift daily based on the founder’s mood. Unprofessional conduct: Frequent use of harsh and disrespectful language during reviews and meetings. Instability: Team members are let go randomly. There is no job security, and HR has little to no authority.

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1.0
10 Dec 2025
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Pros

Nothing good is here as such, they just have contacts in the market. n

Cons

This is the most toxic workplace I’ve ever experienced. The CEO is incredibly fake and difficult to work with. She micromanages everything and finds issues with even the smallest things. She once made me sit through a one-hour meeting just because I had lunch with people she doesn’t like, and she even comments on personal choices, which is completely inappropriate. There is extreme favoritism in this company. You have to constantly flatter the CEO to get anywhere. I ended up with a terrible team where no one values your input. They claim you have freedom, but in reality, they do whatever they want. People even face sudden exits or harsh performance reviews for being just 10–20 minutes late. The company is misleading. They say all the right things during interviews, but once you join, you see their true nature. No wonder they struggle to hire, almost no one here is happy except those at the top who benefit from favouritism. This organisation is a major red flag.

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1.0
10 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

No pro as such. Only they have money and contacts- nothing else

Cons

This is the most toxic workplace I’ve ever experienced. The CEO is incredibly fake and difficult to work with. She micromanages everything and finds issues with even the smallest things. She once made me sit through a one-hour meeting just because I had lunch with people she doesn’t like, and she even comments on personal choices, which is completely inappropriate. There is extreme favoritism in this company. You have to constantly flatter the CEO to get anywhere. I ended up with a terrible team where no one values your input. They claim you have freedom, but in reality, they do whatever they want. People even face sudden exits or harsh performance reviews for being just 10–20 minutes late. The company is misleading. They say all the right things during interviews, but once you join, you see their true nature. No wonder they struggle to hire, almost no one here is happy except those at the top who benefit from favoritism. This organisation is a major red flag.

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