Chaotic and will burnout most people - Mechanical Engineer SharkNinja Employee Review

2.0
13 Oct 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are decent but as others have said, think of it as hazard pay. The people who do the work to design, build and test products are very smart and are great coworkers. If there is a silver lining to the chaos of the company it is that there is no shortage of opportunities to own projects and build a reputation for yourself, even as a new employee. If you can put up with the cons then SharkNinja can be a rewarding place to work.

Cons

-Huge amounts of time are wasted because of catering to micromanaging executives or because changing priorities renders yesterday's work obsolete -Senior leadership recognizes that employees are burnt out and have high attrition but dont try to fix it because they view the company culture as a key part of their success. -It is impossible to leave work at work. It WILL follow you home. -Leadership seems to have very little optimism in our products. Daily meetings have a despairing mood which sets the tone for the rest of the day. -No professional technical development for employees unless you want to go into management -You will not learn many technical skills that can be transferred to other companies.

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5.0
4 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Impactful work from Day 1 and a great learning experience

Cons

If you are not in the headquarter office, you may miss out on some networking opportunities but the early talent team do their best in providing as many opportunities as possible.

1.0
26 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some good peers that make the days slightly bearable with the group chat of how ridiculous and hellish the place is

Cons

The speed and agility are just code names for ceo paranoia and inability to make and stick to decisions. Toxic environment perpetuated by the lifers. Entire departments are pit against each other. A culture of public shaming and blaming with a side of discrimination and misogyny. It is absolute chaos and makes you regress professionally because after a while all you do is “yes” the ceo and do things the Shark way which is essentially the Mark way and 0% what other orgs would do or what you learned about/experienced previously. Micromanaging starts from the very top. Product issues daily. People cry daily. Ridiculously high turnover. So much bullying and favoritism. Extremely top heavy and lots of VPs+ to attend meetings but not enough people to actually work. Those in leadership are also unprofessional and liabilities. No work life balance. No respect. Backstabby. Even the meeting are aggressive and called hacks, red teams, sledge hammer approach etc. The best way to be successful here is to be a super caffeinated visible sycophant that is fine with no life outside of work. People note the high comp but it’s not worth it and is not enough compared to the hours actually worked and all the stress and anxiety that comes with it. The moral and mental health here are the lowest I’ve ever seen.

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