Toxic Work Environment, Constant Changes - Customer Success Manager Diligent Employee Review

1.0
Nov 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Learning Opportunities (but at what cost?) – You will learn a lot, mainly by being thrown into the deep end with little support or direction. If you thrive in chaos, maybe you’ll take something positive from the experience.

Cons

Constant, Directionless Changes: Nothing stays the same for long — not your accounts, not your processes, not even your manager. Teams are shuffled around with zero explanation, and employees are expected to adapt overnight. There’s no structure or stability. Just when you get comfortable, leadership rolls out yet another “strategic change” that makes no sense on the ground. Toxic Leads Across Teams: This is one of the biggest red flags. Several team leads operate with a toxic, authoritarian attitude — micromanaging, belittling, and making decisions based on favoritism rather than merit. Instead of leading, they demotivate. Constructive feedback doesn’t exist here; it’s all about blame and control. Many talented employees have left simply because of the constant pressure and disrespect from these so-called “leaders.” Unpredictable Shift Timings: Expect your shift to change anytime, often without notice. Management seems to think employees have no personal lives or boundaries. There’s no consideration for work-life balance — only the company’s convenience matters. Planning anything outside work is almost impossible. Frequent Outages and Poor Infrastructure: Product outages are a recurring nightmare, and employees are left to clean up the mess. Customer frustration lands directly on the team, with little to no support from management. When systems go down, accountability disappears, but the pressure on employees only increases. Lack of Respect for People: Employee well-being is clearly not a priority. Requests for reasonable flexibility, personal time, or even fair feedback are ignored. Decisions are made top-down, and if you question anything, you’re labeled as “not adaptable.” Disconnected and Indifferent Management: Upper management seems completely out of touch with what’s happening on the floor. They talk about “values” and “culture,” but actions say otherwise. Leadership changes direction so often that no one trusts the process anymore. Toxic Work Culture: The combination of erratic decisions, and poor communication creates a deeply toxic environment. Morale is at an all-time low, and people are either mentally checked out or actively looking to leave.

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Diligent Response
6mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate the time you took to provide detailed insights, and we are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet expectations. At Diligent, we take concerns around planning, leadership, work-life balance, and recognition very seriously. Feedback like yours helps us identify where improvements are needed and informs ongoing efforts to strengthen leadership practices, clarify processes, and create a supportive environment for our teams. We remain committed to investing in capable leadership, better planning and execution, and initiatives that promote employee well-being and recognition. We also encourage current and former employees to share additional feedback or suggestions through HRConfidential@diligent.com so we can address concerns directly. Thank you again for providing your thoughts.

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Pros

The product is market-leading, and the space is genuinely interesting. There's no shortage of smart, capable people at Diligent. A lot of talented managers exist within the org who could do more if given the room.

Cons

Direction changes constantly — sometimes it feels quarter over quarter. The result is widespread burnout and an inability to execute. Senior leaders rarely push back on the CEO, which means teams absorb every strategic shift without warning or context. HR leadership prioritizes serving the executive team over the broader employee population. The HR team is stretched thin and operates more like a compliance function than a culture or development partner. (Turnover within HR leadership has been notable.) Pay is below market. The equity program is opaque, poorly managed, and functions more as a retention mechanism than a genuine benefit (with no clear path to liquidity). There's a meaningful gap between what the company says it stands for—especially around employee experience—and what it actually delivers internally.

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Diligent Response
2mo
Thank you for taking the time to share such thoughtful feedback about your experience. We truly appreciate you recognizing the strengths of our product and the talent across our team, and we’re glad to hear the space feels interesting and compelling. We also recognize that as a company focused on governance, risk and compliance, that it’s critical to hold ourselves to the same high standards internally. Through our monthly pulse surveys, we listen to our team, learn and actively work to strengthen any areas of feedback from alignment to transparency, or accountability across our leadership teams. In fact, one of our OKRs is focused solely on ensuring we have an empowered and accountable team, which we rally around as an organization. We appreciate other sources of feedback like yours, as it is an important part of that effort. Our People team is committed to supporting an elevated employee experience and continuously improving how we listen, respond, and evolve. While we won’t always get everything right on the first try, we are highly focused on continuing to iterate and making meaningful progress to ensure our actions reflect our values. We encourage continued feedback and appreciate you sharing your perspective. If you’d like to provide any additional context, please feel free to reach out at: HRConfidential@diligent.com
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