Why is the COO still here? - Operations Xometry Employee Review

1.0
Aug 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are okay. I was also told the snacks were good. The company tried being "green" in someway

Cons

It's really sooo intimidating and uncomfortable to work here as an employee, much less a female. Multiple women have been put in very uncomfortable situations with Peter Goguen, the COO of Xometry. I have experienced this myself and have seen it happen to others as well. He's an inappropriate and power hungry. It's hard enough to work in operations (and after reading the reviews, it looks like im not the only one) and working for this culture-killing "leader" is becoming so unbearable. Why is he still here? There were complaints about this exact behavior not that long ago. Did he get a slap on the wrist for a short period? I'm utterly appalled at the power this man thinks he has over his subordinates and the way he is vindictive towards women and other Xometry employees. Peter makes everyone feel uncomfortable on all different levels and does not maintain a consistent attitude, projecting a bi-polar like persona. This makes our own COO HIGHLY UNAPPROACHABLE. Why does Xometry and the Board of Directors tolerate his disrespect? Do they even know? His disrespect is on all levels and highly demoralizing finger pointing always searching for a scapegoat. Experiencing it was one thing (I thought maybe I was the only one?) but no this is happening to a vast number of other employees too and it's disappointing that we have to fear speaking out because of his retaliation against us.... He doesn't lead by grit or genuine passion, he leads by fear and waves Randy's name around like fairy wand. I was hoping things would get better for the women and for most employees, but he's berating people and is highly insulting when doing so (he screams, yells, contradicts himself, gets off topic). You never know what Peter you're going to get. Whatever pressure is being applied to our COO, he's certainly mishandling it with the entire operations unit.

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5.0
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Pros

Can only speak for the product side of things: Good amount of smart people with diverse backgrounds. There is a lot of space to make an impact on the product. Many parts of the product are not at their potential so there is potential for huge company wins. Starting to hit our stride in terms of how we think about opportunities, product ideas, and implementation. Pace is fast but manageable. Will keep your mind fresh.

Cons

Occasional alignment chaos but it is definitely getting better as we create better operating models. Ambiguities sometimes manifests in teams rowing in slightly different directions. Coworkers can be pretty direct to a fault. Org needs to work on team mentality and just generally being respectful of each other in every way.

2.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

- Flex PTO was nice - Decent work life balance - Remote work

Cons

- When I received my promotion I was told that I would get back pay for the start of the year, they cancelled that and only gave us stock options -HR messed up my W2 more than once, AND DIDN'T PAY me one time. They accidentally switched my role to hourly when I was a salaried employee. - My manager promised I promotion that came a year late with a 2% salary increase.. - There was no growth trajectory - My manager lied to me on multiple occasions

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