Cool product, cultural nightmare - Sales Carto Employee Review

1.0
Aug 17, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Product is really interesting and has a lot of real world applications Ability to take on lots of work and grow yourself professionally Good partner relationships

Cons

The leadership team is truly the worst I've ever experienced. Playing favorites, pitting teams against each other, blatant bullying of specific individuals, setting up people to be scapegoats for when their 'brilliant plans' inevitably fail, you name it. The CEO, CMO, and HR seem to despise the North America team, even though it's the 'growth market' investors want them to focus on, and constantly fire and re-hire the majority of the North American team every couple of years. Perhaps it's time to look in the mirror and wonder why North America keeps falling short despite consistently getting rid of the 'bad' apples? Also, extremely low pay compared to every other player in the tech sector. This alone should let prospective employees know how much CARTO leadership truly does not value their employees.

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5.0
Oct 11, 2024
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Pros

Friendliest startup culture you would find

Cons

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1.0
Jul 17, 2025
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Maps are really cool and the product was interesting. Remote first.

Cons

The leadership team is lost. The company is 10 years old and struggling to find its sales positioning or growth. Startups need to grow to live….I’m not convinced there is any vision or competitive spirit to win in the space or set their employees up for success. The leadership will blame you, and then ensure you are out the door and take no accountability. This is not a company I would recommend. I would look at the tenure of the senior leaders as a representation of the current state of affairs.

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