Disappointing culture & lacks leadership - Program Manager Toast Inc Employee Review

2.0
Aug 10, 2025
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Pros

Good benefits Hybrid working Volunteering events

Cons

I had wrongly assumed that there would be elements of a software company type culture where people are empowered, given autonomy to make decisions as knowledge workers given the nature of the product. I was very off the mark, The leadership culture is old fashioned, lacking trust and out of touch with modern software companies. (I’ve worked in many). People are afraid to challenge management for fear of lay offs (which are regular). There’s no clear direction or goals leaving people questioning if there doing the right work, this then works in the favor of redundancy cycles as there’s nothing defined as valuable work.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Fantastic company culture and excellent, full support from a highly collaborative cross-functional team that genuinely wants to see enterprise deals succeed. Overall, it is well inclusive and supportive company culture.

Cons

Rapidly changing product landscape can occasionally make cross-functional alignment a bit complex.

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We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts! It's fantastic to know that you’re enjoying your time at Toast. We're proud to have Toasters like you driving our success!
2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

The benefits and health insurance are amazing and the company culture as a whole is very positive. It was a pleasure to work with almost everyone I met in my time there.

Cons

Lower management, especially for care teams, deeply lacks integrity. Retaliatory practices, lack of communication, and failure to adhere to their own policies are very common behavior depending on who your manager is. The inconsistencies across what is expected from leadership are profound and it is disappointing how much this can derail your career trajectory at Toast. It’s also very difficult to help customers at times, as Toast is notorious for launching new products at customers and providing little to no support to agents that are then expected to troubleshoot using sparse or nonexistent resources and absolutely no training. Cross-collaboration with teams that occasionally intersect is also very challenging, particularly Sales/Onboarding and Care. There were many instances where sales and onboarding specialists set customers up with false expectations of the product, which leaves care teams to deal with the aftermath.

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