Leadership is too result centric - Member of Technical Staff(MTS) ThoughtSpot Employee Review

3.0
14 Feb 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Product usability and future scope ( easy to use ) 2. Good customers count 3. Non CTC related benifits ( insurance , internet etc ) 4. Competitive salary

Cons

1. Titles are not aligned with market standard.many seniors folks with MTS title and slow career growth within company 2. Layoff ( regular layoff in name of business restructuring ) .Performance driven fear culture . Any company can't run only with rockstar and no employee can be productive all time .No PIP 3. Very slow promotion and career growth 4. No work life balance 5. Multilayer hierarchy and less transparency ( though leaders are experienced but no real skip level interaction etc. Most of discussion goes where leaders are telling more instead of listening ground level folks issue) 6. Trying to scale in terms of headcount but not able to maintain good culture 7 monolith system Recruitment team sell themselves as Google to justify flat hierarchy but hardly near that.More of carrot and stick culture.

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ThoughtSpot Response
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We appreciate you sharing your feedback. We continually evaluate how we structure teams and strive for a culture of transparency and candid feedback, but recognize there is always room to improve. As a business, it's critical we continue to balance performance that creates value for both current and former Spotters, while giving our team what they need to find work-life balance, such as flexible working hours and industry leading healthcare benefits for both employees and their dependents. If you'd like to discuss any of your concerns further, please reach out to me or someone on my team. We are always open to exploring best ways to support our teams.

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Cons

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