Do not rely on Glassdoor reviews before joining; Talk to employees instead - Software Engineer Verkada Employee Review

Where do I even begin? All I can say is that all the negative publicity that the company has attracted from former and current employees is 100% true. The company conveniently tries to hide / cover such news. While interviewing candidates, I have been asked multiple times how I feel about the poor culture at Verkada especially from female candidates but guess what - none of us have the courage to share our honest opinions with interviewees lest we’d be kicked off were our bosses come to know about it. When asked, I refrain from saying anything positive about Verkada (because there is hardly anything good) but am not able to say anything bad as well in order to paint an honest picture. For candidates deciding on whether or not to join Verkada: Please do not make a decision solely based on Glassdoor or Blind reviews. Talk to multiple Verkada employees instead (apart from the ones who interview you as they might not be at a luxury to share an honest feedback. As of today, Verkada’s rating is 3.8 / 5 but I can guarantee it would be below 2.5 / 5 if you remove all the fake reviews posted by the marketing team. I have not seen any other company posting so many fake reviews on Glassdoor and those fake reviews are easy to identify. All the 5 stars where the cons seem to be written in the way how you would answer your weaknesses on a job interview or performance review are clearly fabricated. Remove them, and you don't have more than 2.5 / 5.