TalkingPoints Reviews

The company lays off employees based on performance without informing them ahead of time or giving them a chance to improve. There’s no process of issuing warnings, discussing mistakes, or offering support to help employees develop. Communication across cross-functional teams is poor, and leadership—starting from the CEO down—is ineffective. The company claims to value certain cultural principles, but neither leadership nor employees follow them. Despite offering unlimited PTO, they don’t support mental health days. Promotions are often given to individuals who lack the necessary skills, and there’s little opportunity for growth unless someone else leaves, making it feel competitive just to keep your job. Job roles and OKRs are unclear, and there’s no transparency around budgeting or quarterly planning. The onboarding process is weak, with inadequate training in ongoing product knowledge, and there’s a lack of mentorship. Knowledgeable employees are sometimes fired while those with less expertise but higher roles remain, suggesting that promotions and hiring are not priorities. Communication within teams is lacking, and management engages in underhanded actions that create job insecurity. Despite claiming to avoid burnout, the company fosters a culture that leads to it and fails to support employee well-being. The product itself is outdated, very buggy, and doesn’t meet user needs in the market.

The positions are advertised at remote, but it changed to about 40 to 50% travel which wasn't sustainable for my lifestyle, and I felt pressured to commit to all of the in person meetings to accommodate the company's desires. (Annual meetings were enough--I didn't understand the need to meet up with the individual department two more times out of the year for three days to discuss things we can talk about on Zoom and then go for drinks and be forced to be friends. My work colleagues are NOT my friends. Period.) It's interesting because it's an organization that promotes diversity and inclusion and serving under resourced families and all of the other inclusivity 'lingo,' but there are no people of color in leadership positions--none. The turnover for employees is jarring. Make sure your clear about your objectives for professional growth in the company and be ready to hit the ground running if hired because if you can't keep up with the fast pace of work and quickly learning the ins and outs of the product, they will cut you without cause. So if you're hired, have a side hustle and an emergency fund, and don't feel obligated to be loyal to them, because they are not loyal to you.