Don't do it. It's a dead end. - Software Engineer CBT Nuggets Employee Review

1.0
May 5, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Being friends with the right persons will be vital to protect your job. If you have the consistency of Jell-O and you’re a suck-up, you’ll do great. - The most talented engineers leave the company after a year or two. They know better. - You’ll be promoted to middle management in no time if what you say and what you do does not match. Congratulations, but you’re still a bad manager. - I hope you like people auto-congratulating themselves. You’ll get a lot of that. At least every other week.

Cons

- Upper management repeatedly changes direction and wastes huge amounts of money on projects that get ditched shortly after their start. Despite the fact that the company is not profitable, management does not seem to have connected the dots. They choose instead to let people go overnight shortly after hiring en masse and change the health plan for an inferior one without telling anybody. - Middle management has unconditional power on the teams they manage. Forget about 360-degree employee reviews. Your manager is the only one who decides your fate. - This company solves problems with a fresh coat of paint and PR. Don’t be fooled.

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5.0
Mar 14, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits - 5 weeks PTO annually, free healthcare for your whole family, 401k matching Fully remote workforce Regular bonus awarded through profit sharing Casual culture, work hard play hard type of vibe You can get a lot of experience on a number of projects or collaborative work with other teams

Cons

Not a great place for people who need really structured management or tasks - you need to be self-motivated enough to get things done quickly as a remote worker, and be responsible and driven enough to be able to figure stuff out on your own as it's very trimmed-down on the management and operations side. Don't work here if you're not comfortable with shifting priorities - we work fast to try new things and pivot quickly as needed.

1.0
May 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote, team before everyone was let go.

Cons

Fear culture, no communication or rather, some manipulation. No collaboration amongst other teams.

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