Vertex reviews

Internal politics, favoritism, and lack of accountability: Nepotism and political alignment appear to influence key decisions. Two rounds of layoffs in 2026. senior leaders have largely avoided accountability despite owning the strategy that contributed to poor execution and falling behind competitors critical in the AI age.

Vertex's strong culture that was there when I joined is quickly being deteriorated by new leadership within the company. Vertex used to be a different beast than most tech companies in a good way; now, they have bought into the AI hype at the expense of real talent like every other company in tech. There is no longer a focus on strong culture and now a laser-like focus on "getting ahead" on the AI train which the rest of us can see will bubble and collapse in the next few years. Leadership also makes ill-planned decisions on restructuring teams without properly training employees in their new roles, leaving individual contributors struggling and managers without a roadmap. This leads to inefficiencies across the board.