Senior leadership team writing 5 star reviews - Anonymous employee Disruptive Industries Employee Review

Even after the “storm”, I couldn’t find any reasons to stay

The only people rating this company 5 stars are the ones that are paid bucket loads of money to keep its head above the water and say “yes sir yes” Please take a moment to think about what a 5 star company typically is and is not. - Does a 5 star company lose 85-90% of its employees through RESIGNATIONS? Not terminations or a “coup”. The CEO and the product potential weren’t enough to keep employees alone - Does a 5 star company make you nervous to speak up? Yes, people will “crack on” but that’s because they can’t be bothered to listen to a fact-less rant by the CEO or any of the current leadership team. - Does a 5 star company have minimum pension and very little wellness packages? While the north star remains unchanged, the execution and path to get there has deteriorated significantly. Setting aside the toxicity , the fact of the matter is- the technical environment and product features going forward feel very weak for a company that positions itself as a tech company. Its directionless and non-technical without the true team of people who actually built this product. There’s too little strategic clarity for the future. You can’t have a CEO with a huge ego and extremely emotional, chaotic and controlling tendencies leading technical and product decisions beyond their remit of knowledge and expertise. And you can’t have a team of yes man surrounding them. Fact. Really unfortunate. Trust is very low and current/new leadership is reactive to opinions despite claims that everything is rosey.

Pros I joined Disruptive Industries at a point where the business needed things to be simpler, clearer, and more consistent. A lot of the work I’ve been involved in has been about cutting through unnecessary complexity, tidying up ways of working, and putting straightforward processes in place so people can just get on with their jobs properly. One of the things I really enjoy is how closely everyone works with the executive team. There’s no heavy hierarchy or unnecessary bureaucracy — it has much more of a studio-style, joint-effort feel where people work side by side, share ideas openly, and focus on moving things forward together. You feel trusted, listened to, and involved, rather than managed at arm’s length. The team is down to earth, pragmatic, and focused on what actually works rather than over-engineering things. There’s a strong sense of ownership and accountability — people crack on, communicate directly, and care about doing things properly. When you raise an issue and suggest a sensible solution, it’s taken seriously and acted on quickly. The work itself has been genuinely interesting and satisfying. It’s rewarding to simplify things that didn’t need to be complicated and see the impact quickly. Overall, Disruptive Industries feels like an organisation with good people at its heart, a clear direction, and a collaborative way of working that makes it a genuinely good place to be. Working fully remote suits me 100%

Nothing as of yet great start.