The worst of the worst. - Senior Web Engineer Synack Employee Review

1.0
Jun 21, 2020
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Pros

I don't work there anymore. Quitting was the best thing I did at this rathole.

Cons

I worked as a developer on the Engineering team, so this is for that. I'm not sure how the rest of the company is. None of the leads here have any real, practical experience at any company that's done anything of merit and it shows. They're unnecessarily critical to the point of being outright bullies and don't even understand the basics of software development. I've seen people meekly speak up in Engineering meetings only to be viciously shot down for little to no reason. It's never real feedback either, it's just them basically loving the sound of tearing down another human being in front of others for sheer pleasure. The leads are so out of their element that their only recourse in any conversation is plugging their ears and fighting with you because they don't have the experience to do any real problem solving. They just want to be right and if it sinks the company, so be it. Toxic with a capital T. They're trying to run "Agile", which they're so terrible at doing that they've devolved back into Waterfall. The punchline is they think they're somehow experts of this methodology and they'll over-explain it to the point of it being insulting, all while misunderstanding even the most basic of concepts of it. They want so badly to be experts at anything that they're more than willing to embarrass themselves loudly and then deny that they've completely misunderstood whatever topic they're railing on. Kind of reminds me of a certain POTUS. When I was leaving they started some new process, but I don't know if it helped. If they kept the same Engineering leads I'm sure it hasn't done any good. I wasn't there long, but in my time there, the whole team never delivered anything of real value. That team couldn't make a puddle with three buckets of water.

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Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. We genuinely value hearing from current and former team members - it helps us grow as an organization. Transparency, clear communication, and making employees feel informed and valued are areas we take seriously. We've made meaningful investments here, including more structured all-hands updates and dedicated channels for recognizing team contributions, but we know there is always more work to do. We recognize that changes without sufficient context can create uncertainty, and that's not the environment we want to build. Feedback like this helps us stay accountable to that standard. Our door is open, and we hope anyone with specific experiences or suggestions will feel encouraged to share them directly with leadership or through our internal feedback channels. We appreciate you sharing your perspective and wish you well.
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