Shield AI reviews

Too many of the operational decisions are made by sof guys with virtually zero experience in any of the fields relevant to the company...including strategic operations or even tactical isr. Too many has-beens used to working with no oversight. Money and equipment constantly disappearing. The company is like a toddler walking around in their parents clothes. Poor scaling. Almost non-existent safety considerations. Prior service in corporate is always something that needs to be addressed but the amount of sof guys this company employees just so they can put "elite" in every tagline is ridiculous. They complain constantly just to freeze or meltdown in the lightest stressful situations. Virtually unteachable so they are removed and elevated into positions that avoid that dynamic. We can't get people to stop being vindictive bigots every time they are corrected or called out for lying in a meeting to save our lives but we sure will platform the latest self-help garbage from some other hack of a seal because so-in-so met him once or likes his podcast.

Absolutely no work-life balance. Everyone just seems burnt out - you won't feel an ounce of excitement interacting with engineers. The engineering practices in place are not solid. The new CEO has brought some good changes - however the work environment is still unbearable. The 50 hour mandated work week is just a minimum. You'll constantly work above that every week. The engineering leaders aren't solving the real engineering issues. The answer to everything just seems to be more pressure and work more. No clear coordinated company direction. Also, there are a lot of folks from academia running the company. These are folks who have never ran a company of this size in the past and it shows. And the culture is extremely toxic and political. In private conversations, everyone will tell you how unhappy they are a the company and don't know how to carry one. However, in every meeting and public conversations, everyone puts on a "fake happy" face. It's not a safe environment to talk about issues openly.