Toxic Cult - Run while you can. Positive reviews are FAKE / bots - Anonymous employee Wintermute Employee Review

1.0
23 Feb 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Food. Office Location, just off oxford street and TCR

Cons

Very strange and toxic work environment; would really urge those who have other serious opportunities to take them and not to ruin or dilute your career by working here; don't get sucked in with the free food and cultish attitude. As a business: there is no HR, no qualified compliance personnel, very little diversity and crypto is a very small part of the financial world; working here feels very limiting for your future. The company has a toxic cult feeling; a weird popularity contest where people behave like it’s high school. Accepting this role is probably one of the worst mistakes of my career and i cant wait to leave! My reasons for joining the firm, were career growth, future career possibilities and learning opportunities this is FAR from anyone’s reality, just checked linkedin for yourself; nobody here has grown or developed beyond the role they were initially hired for & thats if they last! There is a reason they are constantly hiring for multiple roles, despite being so small & it’s not growth! Upper & mid management do not care about anything other than themselves/ their money. On top of this: there’s no work life balance, I am all for working hard and doing long hours and professional challenges, but a lot of it is window dressing and constant unhealthy competition between employees instead of a collaborative and cohesive environment. I witness on a day to day basis quite a bit of soft bullying.

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5.0
12 Feb 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Wintermute is a world class crypto trading firm - employees come from some of the leading firms across TradFi and crypto and bring a unique combination of intelligence, strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit bringing together the best qualities of TradFi and Crypto in a single organization. Given Wintermute's wide ranging roles in the market, there are endless opportunities to innovate, create, and engage in all parts of the digital asset ecosystem. Expect to work hard, be challenged, and be given the opportunity to make a real impact through your work. Need to be a self-starter to succeed here but if you are the sky is the limit. The caliber and quality of the people here is second to none.

Cons

The work is intense - if you are looking for a 9-5 this isn't it. But if you like a challenge and to work alongside highly motivated and talented people, you'll thrive here.

1
4.0
6 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I loved the chance to work with some very talented people using the latest tech and getting the chance to work on some more interesting and challenging UI components. I also felt that I had a high level of autonomy to perform my work with only 1 short meeting per day and minimal bureaucracy. Communication was good within the team and I was always offered support when I needed it. They were also very open to suggestions I had for architecture and features. The office was also great!

Cons

As a contractor I did feel that I was on the outside a bit. Admittedly I should have spent more time in the office but I was not given a key card so I had to ask someone to let me in every time and could not get to the kitchen without help. I also did not have access to the company Slack and was not initially invited to company events or was only invited at the last minute. I think more could be done to make contractors feel more like they are a member of the team.

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