Leadership that crosses lines - Anonymous AirApps Employee Review

From the outside, this company looks great. The branding is polished, the tech sounds exciting, and they know exactly how to sell the vision. But the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. The company is structured so that accountability is nearly impossible. Key positions — HR, marketing, management — are held by family members of the CEO, Filipe Ferreira. When problems arise, there’s nowhere independent to turn. Decisions flow from the top with no room for pushback, and if you find yourself on the wrong side of leadership, you’ll quickly discover how isolated you can become. During my time there, I witnessed and experienced things I never expected in a professional environment: pressure campaigns, intimidation on calls, employees deliberately isolated from teams, sudden removal from communication channels and tools. These aren’t one-off incidents — they’re patterns. When people push back, things escalate. I’ve spoken to former colleagues who left with genuine mental health struggles tied directly to how they were treated. I’m not a lawyer and don’t know the specifics of Portuguese labor law, but I have serious doubts that much of what I witnessed would hold up to legal scrutiny anywhere. The intimidation, the isolation tactics, the pressure — this would likely qualify as workplace harassment in most jurisdictions. But when the entire structure protects leadership rather than employees, pursuing anything becomes impossible. Most people simply leave, exhausted or get fired suddenly… I saw over 50% turnover within a year. Every former colleague I’ve stayed in touch with is relieved to be gone. If you’re considering joining: please I urge do your due diligence. Talk to people who’ve left, not just the polished version you’ll hear in interviews. There are far better places to build your career — places where you won’t have to wonder whether standing up for yourself will cost you everything.