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WhiteFox Defense Technologies

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Avoid- Massive wave of firings and employees leaving. Bad management. - Engineer WhiteFox Defense Technologies Employee Review

5.0
31 Jan 2022
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Pros

You will likely not find many other modern-ish tech companies local to the central coast. New office space in downtown, though parking can be a bit annoying since it's a dense area. Workers themselves are generally kind, open, smart, and helpful.

Cons

Insane loss of talent, it feels like we have lost nearly all of our already small pool of employees due to them being fired or leaving on their own due to problems with leadership. Employees individually dropped over the last few months until the recent wave of firings and employees leaving. Current engineering leadership micromanages, acts on impulses, has next to no strategy for tracking tasks and objectives, and talks unprofessionally about employees both in public and behind other employees backs. Unprofessional and (in some cases) abusive treatment from engineering leadership. HR and leadership unwilling to act on employee concerns. Low pay, any talks of pay raises were perpetually pushed back. No sort of performance review process or other method to understand how raises or promotions will work. Often expected to work and respond after hours and participate in arbitrary crunch times. Diversity is lacking, especially in upper management. Culture is par the course for defense, avoid if you are uncomfortable with a bit of xenophobia here and there. Completely disorganized. I could list issues for years, but I will spare readers the time. I would not recommend choosing this as your place of employment.

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5.0
10 Feb 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

fantastic people, great technology, relaxed environmment

Cons

None, none, none, none, none

1.0
1 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

When we were there it was great! The other pro is that HR is now the only functional department.

Cons

Well we were lied to about funding, one Monday afternoon our buddy Steve sat everyone down and put the entire company except a few people on furlough. They offered some folks a part time / contract job back but it was kind of sketchy! Stay away stay away stay away. Don’t hire people then fire the entire company a short time after. Poor communication from HR and upper management down. The epitome of a bad startup that is in denial about lack of funds.

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