Toxic Culture and Dysfunctional Management - Anonymous employee Zapproved Employee Review

Zapproved does a really good job selling themselves as a diverse, inclusive, and exciting place with great culture. In reality their understanding of diversity and inclusivity is only skin deep and the culture is outright toxic. Upper management is unable or unwilling to plan ahead, so everything is constantly on fire. Sales quotas, revenue targets and delivery deadlines are chosen arbitrarily and are not based on any data or grounded in reality. Predictably these goals and deadlines are almost always missed leading to constant finger pointing, back-stabbing and complete lack of trust. Favorites who tow the company line, stay positive and say the right things get promoted to positions for which they are often not qualified. People who speak up or try to improve things are ignored at best, or simply let go. As a result people spend most of their time and energy watching their back and are unwilling to take any risk. Collaboration, innovation and teamwork have no place in this environment