Smoke and Mirrors - Culture of fear not talent - Anonymous employee X Employee Review

1.0
29 Dec 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great Food Nice Kitchen areas Great Co-workers Occasional special guests

Cons

Bro-heavy culture People either quit; are pushed out or get fired New hires are not set for success There is absolutely no job security Immature Management decisions Focus on short term results Constant Re-orgs Odd Promotion decisions Run by ex-googlers that hire and promote their own VERY Political Success is achieved thru smart politics not skill Recruiting process a joke Accounting team and processes a mystery Bro-heavy culture

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5.0
11 June 2025
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Pros

great community for web engineers. lots of mentorship available sessions to knowledge share really helped with growth

Cons

lots of projects do not make it to production lots of hoops before projects have a chance to be developed or make it hopefully to production

4.0
5 June 2026
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Pros

- Good salary - High Ownership - Interesting Work - Get to learn more broadly of how things work at scale compared to other global social media companies - Equity Growth Overall I have gotten to take on really interesting work here and am alongside colleagues I respect and appreciate. Equity has appreciated significantly.

Cons

- Constant Layoffs/poor attrition rates - Understaffed - Lack of organization/communication from leadership

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