Worst company I have ever worked for. Don't join at any and all costs - Anonymous employee InMobi Employee Review

1.0
Oct 25, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work in mobile, but only on the ad side Office is has a convenient location by Caltrain You will learn everything NOT to do when running a business

Cons

- Lots of bad talent. Used to have great talent but everyone that is good has left or is on their way out -No culture. The office is dead and no one is happy to be there. They think by having forced happy hours that everyone dreads going to is having culture. -Bad management. You are treated like a moron. Leadership always lectures everyone about how to do their jobs even though they have no idea about the market they are in. If you voice your honest opinion, you are looked upon negatively. If you suck up to them, drink the kool-aid, and believe that that terrible excuse as a company is already the next Google, then you will be praised. -Company is in a disarray - simple things do not work while the founders all preach about the big next thing...they can’t even get basics correct -Highly political office - if you aren’t in the FOTW team, you are a nobody there. They play favorites often and promote incompetent people. -People get thrown under the bus all of the time. InMobi leaders often put all of the blame on their employees to save their own skin. They also take all of the credit. -Career development...does not exist -Idea stealing organization - if you have a great idea, you can’t do anything without someone from the India office to approve...then they take all of the credit -Look at other reviews, most people are unhappy. The unhappiness is starting to affect those in the India HQ. Those who are happy cite that they “ I joined InMobi because I believed in the vision of a Indian global technology firm being number one in the world. “ - this quote is from another review on Glassdoor. They do not understand that those not in India do not care about making a successful Indian company. -They have no respect for you or your time. You frequently get pulled into calls with India (11.5 hour time zone difference). Your call start at either 7 AM or 11 PM. That is ok, it is part of the job. What is not ok is when they cancel the meeting without telling you. So you either wake up early, or stay up late for nothing. -CEO is ok, but rest of his team is awful

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Dec 12, 2025
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Pros

- Colleagues were smart, collaborative, and supportive. They made the day-to-day challenges more manageable and and always willing to help each other succeed. - Daily lunches in the office were a nice perk and helped reduce personal expenses. - Competitive pay. Decent benefits.

Cons

- Performance management processes are frequently applied inconsistently and without clear intent to develop or support employees. Rather than fostering growth or providing actionable coaching, the process is often used as a tactic to manage people out, particularly when accommodations or personal advocacy are involved. - Leadership sometimes promotes a culture of control over collaboration. New managers can come in and assert authority without first understanding team dynamics, established workflows, or communication norms. This creates unnecessary friction, mistrust, and dysfunction. - Micromanagement and punitive practices are often disguised as professional development, but lack true coaching or mentorship. Issues like formatting or phrasing are escalated to HR-level concerns, while real systemic problems go unaddressed. Employees who speak up or ask clarifying questions are often penalized instead of supported. - Employees returning from medical leave are especially vulnerable. Instead of creating a supportive reintegration plan, some leaders choose to document routine issues as performance failures, ignoring broader context. This feels retaliatory and designed to build a paper trail rather than help employees succeed. - HR does not function as an impartial resource. Employee concerns are routinely brushed aside, and when legal risks arise (ex: related to medical disclosures), severance and extended benefits are offered as a way to avoid potential claims, not as a gesture of goodwill. - Leadership culture is rooted in fear and internal politics. Decisions often appear politically motivated, prioritizing optics over ethics or accountability. - Some managers lack proficiency in basic tools (e.g., Excel, Teams, reporting systems), but still micromanage and penalize employees for unclear or minor issues. - In-office policy is inconsistent and unfair. Employees are expected to be in the office five days a week while others, including some senior leaders, work fully remote. This undermines morale and eliminates flexibility. - Career development is stagnant. There is no mentorship culture, no clear growth path, and performance feedback is often vague or retroactive. - Systems and tools break frequently with little urgency to fix them. Internal processes are clunky, reporting is unreliable, and cross-functional collaboration is poor. Meetings often lack follow-through or leadership accountability. - Policies are not applied evenly, and there are legitimate concerns about how employee issues are handled. There is little trust in HR, and many decisions feel legally questionable or ethically troubling.

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