Very challenging culture - Anonymous employee Indigo Employee Review

1.0
14 Apr 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great mission — supporting farmers, environmentally friendly science, etc

Cons

The tone from the top of the organization does not create an environment that encourages employees to share their opinions. There is little debate. The company is fearful of the CEO, and as a result, nobody challenges him. And if you try, you will be crushed. In my opinion, this is a recipe for disaster. It was all okay when the company was making progress, but it is now all falling apart. And what a terrible time to be burning tons of cash and needing to complete another financing.

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Indigo Response
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Hi there, and thanks for taking time to write a review. I'm sorry to hear that your experience at Indigo was not positive and that you felt it was hard to share your opinions with leadership. Our CEO holds weekly All Hands meetings with employees and answers questions candidly to ensure we are hearing from and responding to challenges for our people. If you have additional suggestions on how we can enhance the conversation with our people, we welcome them.

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3.0
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Raises and bonuses not given for several years due to company not reaching unattainable goals. Lots of turnaround from constant layoffs. During my time there, I had a new manager about every year. No clear goals, and when they are clear they constantly shift. It is hard to grow salary wise within the company, especially when money is tight. You will be able to get more responsibilities and learn new skills, but don't expect your pay to reflect this. Lots of financial mismanagement within the company causing current R&D funding and operations to be barely present.

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