Awful culture and no strategic direction - Individual Contributor Postman Employee Review

2.0
12 Jan 2024
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Pros

• You can find great people to work with and if you’re lucky a great manager. • Salary is solidly competitive. • if on right team you can have high impact.

Cons

• There is no strategy or direction established by leadership. They spend too much time in the micro day to day details, so don’t plan on having a 3 month to 6 month roadmap. • company is built around toxic favoritism. If you aren’t in the right team with the right manager it’s all downhill. • people ops doesn’t have a clue how to maintain morale or provide meaningful support to employees. • lack of transparency into decision making or general company surveying. You can’t ask real questions during all hands cause they will call you out and pulse surveys aren’t treated with respect. • leaders are way to biased. Postman was first to market in a big way, however it’s more competitive now and growth has slowed. The ceo and his reports don’t get how to move things and obsess around the old times. Often you hear “abhinav likes this” but never why a user would. • no cross org collaboration, everything is very territorial. There is no collab and if the right golden child has interest good luck convincing them to do what’s right for the user. If they don’t agree, you do it their way or leave. • postman has been going through rounds of layoffs for a year. Each time either not saying anything or blaming the impacted teams for the companies failures. This again shows lack of capabilities of leadership and a real lack of ability to be accountable. Avoid this company if you are mid tier or looking to have impact.

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5.0
26 May 2026
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Pros

Very positive and straightforward interview process. Best onboarding I've ever been a part of - I felt ready to sell immediately after Flight School. After my first 30 days, I'm even more excited to be here. The sales org recently went through somewhat of a transition period but things have leveled out and excitement is building around the new direction and product - the culture being built is excellent.

Cons

Internal processes are still being built out further to improve deal velocity

5.0
20 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. The work is timely, relevant, and consequential — sitting at the forefront of the tech industry with real-world impact. I really enjoy my job. The work itself is engaging — the day-to-day tasks, the problems to solve, the craft of actually doing the job. That's not something everyone can say, and it makes a real difference. 2. People make a meaningful difference. Day-to-day job satisfaction is largely shaped by the colleagues you work alongside, and I feel genuinely seen, respected, and valued. But beyond the professional — the relationships I've built here go deeper than typical work friendships. The people aren't just great colleagues; they've become real friends, and that kind of connection is rare and worth noting. 3. As a company transitioning out of the startup stage, Postman offers a level of access to senior leadership that's rare at larger organizations — along with the strategic relationships, mentorship, and perspective that comes with it. 4. The combination of Postman's growth trajectory, the opportunity to be part of building and scaling the company, along with the proximity to leadership makes this a compelling career move for anyone who wants to be close to what's happening in tech right now.

Cons

Postman is in an active growth phase — moving beyond startup mode and into scale, which naturally brings change and growing pains. That's common for any company at this stage.

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