I am only one of many who believe that TKWW was truly the worst experience in my career thus far. Please look up the other reviews from product and design. The company is very active on social media and on LinkedIn trying to promote their "positive people culture" and boasting about winning culture awards while their employees are being actively bullied by leaders across the company and HR can do nothing about it. I will admit I fell for it, too, and when I came on board, almost immediately there were red flags everywhere that were hidden throughout the (ridiculously long) interview process. If you are in product or design, I promise you- you don't want to work here. The atmosphere is one of constant anxiety, fear, and burn-out. There are a couple of ICs strewn about the product org who are most likely happy or fine, but it's only because they've been chosen as a favorite by executives or leadership. If you are not that favorite person- good luck. I want to preface that I'm not writing this from a scorned point of view or trying to make the company "pay" for the trauma and bullying I endured during my time there. I am simply trying to warn anyone incoming on the product and design side of things that things are not what they seem. I wish I saw a review like this when I was interviewing. Even in the last 6 months 4 people have been bullied out of the company (or had to go on leave because of the stress) for reasons that to this day are still not clear. It would make sense if there were some bad apples who were bringing things down or underperforming- but there's been no evidence of that anywhere. Product and especially design are micromanaged like you've never seen before. There is no room for creativity, innovation, or freedom. Not even the "favorites" get that. You will receive "feedback" almost every day on anything possible; you will receive feedback on things you never even realized someone could give feedback on. This is not a centralized cancer, it's widespread and starts at the executive level that trickles down. Partly, I feel bad for management as I'm sure they are just as pressured and terrified everyday as ICs. It's an incredibly unhealthy culture and way to live. The people who had gone to HR and other leaders about the favoritism, bullying, harassment, and hostility end up with a target on their back. Every time you try to do the right thing by the book, you still don't end up protected or in a good place. I do NOT blame HR for anything because I know in the end, they're powerless unless leadership and the executives want to take action- which they don't. I also want to make it clear this is not an experience that is held just by me, but by many at the company right now. Management and leadership has actively been trying to push out legacy employees (who are probably costing them a lot of money) and trying to bring in shinier, newer faces who cost less and are unaware of this toxicity of the company. They are putting high performing people on PIPs out of nowhere and lying about their employees in order to cover their own skin. It's truly insane how it's allowed or considered legal (honestly not sure it is). To put it simply, when I think about this place and what it's done to me and others- I can't imagine recommending someone take a product/design job here. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. When every single person in your life- whether it's family, friends, your own co-workers, your therapist, etc, tell you almost every week "You need to get out of there", take it seriously. No job is worth the sacrifice of your mind and body.
