MongoDB reviews

The atmosphere at MongoDB is challenging, with inexperienced engineers promoted to leadership roles lacking necessary experience. There's a lack of emotional intelligence training, and communication seems belittling. It feels like a situation where individuals with inflated egos, akin to children, are managing the company. The dynamic suggests engineers and product teams dominate, while others are perceived as mere minions. Expressing new ideas is met with swift dismissal and sometimes negative labeling. The technical program director appears unresponsive to feedback, sticking to outdated methods. Instead of fostering an open environment, she retaliates when confronted and lacks a strong engineering background. During culture amp surveys for anonymous feedback, she conducted meetings to identify contributors, even alluding to potential repercussions for her livelihood. Despite notifying HR, no actions were taken.

Micromanaging Intense "bro" sales culture My comp structure changed every quarter I worked there and I didn't know my metrics for the first month of the quarter - moving target. You're never good enough mentality - even if you hit your number every quarter, they want to know what you could have done better, why didn't you ask X questions and how can you improve next time. While that can help with self-reflection and growth, when you are never recognized for accomplishments and only pushed to reflect on what you didn't do, it can be demotivating. There needs to be a balance.