Toxic Leaders With No Communication or Transparency - Anonymous employee Engrain Employee Review

1.0
Jun 8, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Useful product/s 2. Nice office space in DTC 3. Enjoy co-workers within my team 4. Simple interview 5. Able to expand connections within the industry

Cons

Engrain paints itself as a rapidly growing tech startup when in reality, it is a struggling company clawing for market share and money. Since accepting money from outside investors, Engrain has been on the hunt to hit excessive and unrealistic sales goals, creative a pressure cooker within the company because teams simply cannot handle the the increased volume. Certain, non-glamorous, client-facing roles are underpaid and have a constant revolving door of great employees coming and going because of the intense pressure, workload, expectations, and Engrain’s inability to support them. Leadership is toxic- not everyone, specifically two-three team leads are unwilling to change the way they do their jobs as the company grows, causing massive problems. The CEO is unwilling to notice and blind to these team leads as he is focused on hitting the bottom line, which should be the least of his worries. Between the lack of transparency, terrible communication between teams, firing employees without warning and just cause, Engrain needs major help from HR and a good hard look at who is leading their teams. BE AWARE- employees are planning exit routes before Engrain completely damages its reputation.

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Pros

Talented team, empathetic leadership, snacks and delicious drinks in the fridge, regularly scheduled culture events. Strong product and great clients.

Cons

Tighter salary budgets compared to other companies with similar roles.

2.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

My team was really professional and I loved my manager. She was incredibly helpful and always willing to consult on best practices.

Cons

Awful company culture. The office environment was so suffocating, They expanded the office that included a Nintendo room (ik this sounds petty but if you were to see the room, you’d understand) and we were required to not spend more than 10 mins at a time away from our desk. So performative and did not foster collaboration in any way.

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