Chaotic environment with little support for employees - Anonymous employee Whalar Employee Review

1.0
22 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice office, hybrid setting, work from home is allowed.

Cons

In my experience, this is a chaotic place to work with little interest in building structure or stable processes. The focus is heavily on growth, and other priorities, including the team itself, seemed to come second. I saw frequent layoffs that appeared to stem from shifting plans and decisions that weren't fully thought through, which made the environment feel unpredictable and insecure. I'd encourage anyone considering a role here to weigh that carefully. In my view, leadership tends to hire people who think similarly to them, which reinforced the same approach rather than improving it. I personally didn't feel supported or valued, and I wouldn't recommend working here based on my experience. The low overall rating may be worth taking seriously.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
5 Aug 2025
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Pros

- genuine coworkers who care about what they're doing - billed as remote-first - flexible scheduling

Cons

- entirely disorganized mess under the hood - leadership has absolutely no idea what they're doing and have created a demand-driven culture where only results matter and time and process are non-existent concerns - I mentioned remote-first as a pro, but apparently the moment you aren't able to meet your coworkers or attend an event, even with legitimate reasons, you are no longer seen as a real team member - middle management does not know how to manage their direct reports - the organization is split between a few countries, and they've been that way since the early days. you would think that would mean they would know how to work across timezones and sync/async properly, but that's far from the truth. I had even asked members of the people team about this and they also expressed the same concerns. - at least in my experience, there was no real onboarding and no a available documentation to help learn about the company/product teams. it made for a very uncomfortable experience. - pay scale is way lower than expected especially in the US

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