Good people, sinking ship - Anonymous employee Teads Employee Review

2.0
Mar 7, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Amazing work-life balance. This place basically coined the term “WFH” (work from home). - Internal mobility to switch job roles is a possibility, a handful of people have done it - Generous travel opportunities (although not anymore) - Free food almost constantly

Cons

- Extremely weak leadership and upper management. None of them are held accountable for the fact that the company no longer has clear values and mission, or held accountable for Outbrain’s worsening public reputation as a clickbait company. Weak leadership is one of the top company complaints since we started doing internal engagement surveys, and they are the #1 reason for company demoralization. - Unhappy people have been leaving in droves for months, and the general perceived sentiment is that management does not care and will make excuses for it - Hardcore politics get in the way of work being done. As a NY employee who had to work with many people in various time zones, the management layer in the Israeli office is difficult to deal with and consistently hard to communicate with. - Zero creative leadership (or rather: zero creative folks in positions of supposed creative leadership) - Really questionable spending habits in so many ways. Also, the structure for receiving bonuses and promotions is opaque, not done in a systematic way, and subject to a lot of bias/favoritism. Outbrain also likes to “promote” people with no increase in pay, with increased responsibilities on top of the original responsibilities.

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Teads Response
9y
Thanks for your candid feedback. Flippancy in regards to the concerns of our employees is certainly the exact opposite of what we strive for. When our employees offer feedback, it helps to provide insight and transparency on where we’re getting it right, but also where we can course correct and improve. It is definitely something that we listen to and take seriously. Any service that has reached our size and stage must adapt. We are working through some growing pains and certainly leadership has gotten some things wrong, but we have a strong foundation on which to build and our goal is to continue to get smarter about our operations and allow some of the great folks we've hired and continue to hire, to ignite positive change and inspire our people. We must also adapt to new industry issues that arise e.g. issues such as clickbait and attempts from those who choose to try and deceive and manipulate. As with similar instances that have arisen in our industry in the past, we are fully aware that mere words on the matter won’t suffice and we have tried to take meaningful action over the years to measure ourselves honestly and transparently. It's not always going to be easy, but we will keep working to get better and better as we scale and it's important that we retain a positive outlook as we work through these challenges.Thank you again for sharing your thoughts and for the many contributions you made to Outbrain.

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Cons

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Teads Response
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Thank you for your thoughtful review. We’re glad to hear your positive experience and appreciate your constructive feedback.
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Cons

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Teads Response
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Thank you for sharing your honest feedback. We take note of the strengths you mentioned regarding our benefits and work-life balance, as well as the areas you’ve highlighted for improvement. Input like yours is helpful as we continue to evolve our employee experience and ensure Teads remains a positive environment for everyone.
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