Terrible work culture, stay away - Engineering Airwallex Employee Review

1.0
Mar 24, 2025
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Pros

I can only say that the tech stack is modern.

Cons

Highly authoritarian way of management style. You will feel the micromanagement in engineering every day constantly. Don't expect any high trust and ownership to be given. In addition, people expose all their private life details to get leaves. When people have to get sick leave, they feel quite sorry and try to work as much as possible when they are sick. You can imagine the rest of the working culture. I'd especially stay away from Amsterdam Engineering office. Because, the management is pretty bad there.

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Airwallex Response
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Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. We’re concerned to hear your perspective, especially regarding the management style and employee well-being in our Amsterdam engineering team. Creating a culture of trust, autonomy, and respect is important to us, and it’s clear that’s not what you experienced. Your feedback on how sick leave is handled is equally important—no one should feel uncomfortable taking the time they need to recover. We’re continuing to invest in stronger, more human-centered leadership and appreciate you calling out where we need to improve.

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