Supportive team, interesting and meaningful work - Marketing Manager Verato Employee Review

Team is great and supportive. Company too

Not Applicable as of today

Coworkers are competent and hardworking.

Stay away from this company if you value your mental health. The marketing department is extremely chaotic and unstable. The CMO, who joined a year ago, has established a culture of fear and tension. Along with another senior marketing leader, there is a pattern of finding scapegoats to cover up their own poor performance and terminating employees without notice or transition planning. Over the last six months, five team members were fired, and those roles were not replaced. The resulting workload is redistributed across the remaining staff. The CMO treats employees in a demeaning, condescending, and hostile manner. There is visible conflict among team leadership, and employees regularly work extended hours, including evenings and weekends, without recognition. Stress levels are high but people fear speaking up. The department is completely fractured. Full-team meetings occur infrequently, so teams work in silos. There are no relationships with other departments due to the CMO’s attitude. In addition to management challenges, execution within marketing is stifled. Progress is slowed by excessive oversight, frequent changes in direction, and decisions driven by individual preferences rather than strategic alignment. Last-minute changes are common, including renaming products and features immediately prior to launch without adequate review. The combination of maliciousness and incompetence is absolutely staggering. Avoid at all costs.