Do not work here - Anonymous employee Array (NY) Employee Review

1.0
Mar 31, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There aren’t any. Plenty of other jobs are remote. My last company’s benefits were better. There are truly no significant positives that you couldn’t find elsewhere that could justify the negatives.

Cons

I agree with so many of the other negative reviews that are unfortunately honest and true. Working here felt like being in psychological warfare. There was no way to succeed at the job because they intentionally set you up for failure. I experienced extremely toxic behavior with management including being manipulative, demeaning, and cruel. I heard the same excuses for this toxic behavior from multiple people in management and the people team, the main one being, “We’re a startup.” They insist that being a startup means they need people who “thrive in ambiguity” and use that as the reason to justify the mind games. However, ambiguity was not the problem - the problem was the psychological manipulation. I have many close friends who work at other startups who have had much more positive, typical startup experiences (ambiguous, fast-paced, etc.) The problem is not “startup culture” (ambiguous and fast-paced is to be expected!) the problem is toxic management that trickles down to every management level. Think, The Morning Show! However, they are so convinced that what they’re doing is at best, ok to do, and at worst, an effective strategy, there is no chance of them changing without a management makeover. They shoot the messenger. They fire at the drop of a hat for no reason. They have no sense of direction or expectations. I honestly have no idea why they even hired someone for the role I was in because they had no idea what they wanted that role to be. It feels like their house is on fire. Don’t work here if you actually care about your job, contributing effectively, and growing your skillset. The only way to succeed at working here is figuring out how to win at their games, not how to be skilled at your profession.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Apr 6, 2026
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Pros

Got paid for interview and onboarding

Cons

I went through what felt like a “ghost job” type of process. I was given a two-day technical assessment that required very little sleep and included pulling an all-nighter. The assignment was highly realistic and closely resembled production-level work in both scope and expectations. A significant amount of time and effort was required before even having a clearly established or confirmed role. This also included a CCAT assessment as part of the screening process, along with employment verification, ~45 pages of documents, and several hours of video content. After that, I was asked to record two 5–10 minute videos based on those materials, with very minimal prompts and no clear grading criteria or expectations. I was then told I scored just slightly below “acceptable” and was terminated immediately. The entire process felt disorganized from start to finish. The technical assessment was missing key pieces, almost as if it was incomplete or still being tested. During onboarding, I was already being added to meetings and even assigned a task, despite not having fully completed the onboarding process. Part of the reasoning given for my termination was that I wasn’t proactive in pointing out that I had been added to meetings and should have been focusing on onboarding instead. This was especially confusing, as those meetings and tasks were initiated by the team themselves. Given the amount of upfront work required and how the process was structured, this raised serious concerns for me about whether the role was clearly defined or fully established, and whether the expectations for candidates were aligned with an actual longterm position. Advice to others: Be cautious about the time commitment required before the role is fully secured. The process may require substantial effort upfront without clear expectations or evaluation criteria.

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