Nice people and good socials, but political challenges exist - Anonymous employee Carta Employee Review

3.0
4 Jul 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

+ People are generally speaking nice + Catered lunches + Good socials

Cons

- Deeply political environment - Compensation isn't great (strong weighting towards equity as opposed to cash comp) which would be attractive if it was early stage company but not at the current valuation - EU office is very much seen as a satellite office in comparison to the US org -

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Pros

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Cons

Reactive Leadership: The entire company pushes projects at an unsustainable pace with no clear timelines, proper scoping, or backup plans when things break. ​Echo-Chamber Management: Upper management operates as "yes-men." They blindly implement frantic strategy changes without considering or defending the impact on employees. ​Unchecked Compensation Greed: Most Account Executives/Sales are chasing incentives by bringing in highly unprofitable, low-margin deals, leaving delivery and tech teams to clean up the mess. ​Destroyed WLB: Burnout is rampant due to a never-ending cycle of frantic deadlines coupled with poorly scoped, poorly documented training requirements. ​Blind Faith in AI: Leadership treats AI as a flawless silver bullet—always blaming the employee if a tool fails. Yet, they completely reject any constructive feedback directed at themselves.

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