Avoid This Awful Place - The Startup From Hell - Engineering CesiumAstro Employee Review

1.0
Apr 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're one of the people that was NOT contacted after submitting your resume, or ghosted after the first interview, consider yourself extremely lucky. Free coffee.

Cons

I know you've heard that startups can be an awful experience to work within, and this company is a reminder to us all why that is. Not only am I speaking for myself, but the countless other employees that I know that suffer in this company and share my experience. We were under constant high pressure rushes and impossible deadlines mixed with unneeded stress to perform, and when the work contained errors for obvious reasons, the management were unable to communicate what changes were needed to solve the issues caused by the environment described above. Instead, they become angry and unreasonable. I could go on and on about the cons, but instead, go and read the other negative reviews.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with the smartest and best people in industry, on the most cutting-edge technology, with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build something revolutionary in our generation. The company is known in the industry as the “Lamborghini of antennas and communication systems” The startup culture is never going to fit just anyone and everyone. It is a company that grows over 100% yoy for many consecutive years, and of course the team is gonna feel the pain because that’s how fast things are growing in all directions. As a result, the teams are expected to figure out, run and deliver in the same fashion without all the luxury of time to build infrastructures around it. No startup survives in the competition and this market without churning through similar pains.

Cons

Growing pains are real but the changes are happening in the right directions - equity plan, bonus, pays, benefits are being adjusted as the company generates more revenue. People who stayed choose to solve these hard problems because they believe in the mission and the DNA of this place. The hours and workloads could be long, but it’s not terrible - I have worked at places with way worse work life balances.

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1.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunches on Thursdays and snacks

Cons

Toxic leadership, top down. Complete and utter chaos, coupled with delusion. It’s taxiing to be around so many people that are unhappy.

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