Unreasonably stressful and confusing - Anonymous employee Canonical Employee Review

2.0
23 Apr 2024
Anonymous contractor
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A name to put in your cv that shows you have good guts and, depending on what your role was, good hard skills.

Cons

Stressful environment, chaotic planning, presence of rude people seems accepted, absence of agility and good processes, lack of good people management and real career growth opportunities, CEO dependant environment, met some fearful employees and many others. As a personal opinion, it was a toxic environment that didn't justify the potential benefits. You can be left home anytime and with no apparent reason, as it happened to some people I directly worked with.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Met some interesting people, had some interesting conversations.

Cons

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