Westlake ruined Robinhood - Anonymous employee Robinhood Employee Review

2.0
Aug 25, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Innovative work structure and previously a supportive work environment , that is no longer the case.

Cons

Nepotism and toxicity. Throughout RH’s growth continuum we adjusted the goal posts to fit to scale where we were at a given point in time. With the addition of the site in Westlake the downfall of the Robinhood way began. They brought in a couple of people from Fidelity who then brought in more of their people from Fidelity and have strategically dotted themselves around the company to assure that they can have the greatest amount of control as well as the ability to look out for their own. The things that I learned would blow the heads off of any effective HR Department. Incompetence is rewarded with promotions. I am not at all surprised to see Robinhood falling apart at the seams. This was a company that I initially cared about and fully supported, I do not recognize this version of Robinhood. I could not possibly ever recommend anyone within my own network to work for this company. **I was not laid off, I left by choice as I couldn’t endure the mockery of a brokerage firm that is being steered into the ground by one site.

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

- Not super micromanagey culture unless you get stuck with a micromangey manager - good pay + stocks - interesting work - easy to jump teams - nice managers for the most part and peers - i had good work life balance as long as u get ur work done u can choose ur hours

Cons

- a lot of approvals needed to get work completed. You need to make everyone happy in order to ship something and that takes alot of work and most of your day is in meetings or prepping for these meetings instead of just doing the work. - reorgs happen often - the vibes were not great in the creative function.

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