Altruist (CA) reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)
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Jason Wenk

64% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Altruist (CA) has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Altruist (CA) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Mar 11, 2024

Toxic company going downhill fast

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Kind and nice co-workers, well intentioned company that has no idea what it is doing.

Cons

There are so many reasons why this is a terrible place to work. - RTO. There was no real reason for disrupting the life of so many people. Jason (CEO) gave some lame reasons in the all hands a few months ago but they were not real reasons. I can say that with confidence as RTO is now in effect. If collaboration and team work were the real reason for getting people in the office we would not run all all hands the way we did last week. Jason and a few presenters literally locked themselves in a tiny room while rest of the employees were literally at their desk at the office on their headphones. How about using the 2nd floor room and get people together to do an all hands. People barely talk to each other. All 7 phone booths are always occupied and we have a single person hogging a 8 person conference room for the entire day. I have heard that there is now an attendance sheet for both office where someone is literally keeping a track of people coming and leaving the office. So much for a high tech company. I have met Jason twice in the kitchen and he had an awkward conversation with me before leaving for his next meeting. I never see him at the office. - The Culver city office used to have a lot of positive energy but it feels like a dead zone now. Everyone keeps to themselves and makes sure they are marked present in the attendance sheet. - Every year I have been here has been an existential crisis for the company. This year is no different. Its always "make" or "break". This tells me that either the business model is bad or the CEO has no idea what he is doing or both.

2.0
Aug 8, 2023

Glad I Left

Recommend
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Pros

The pay was pretty good for where I lived. There were some smart people that I worked with. The product was interesting.

Cons

The job became this all-encompassing source of anxiety. I felt like I was being asked to do too little, but somehow was drawn into so many meetings and death marches to get out critical features. Simultaneously I was dealing with some really weighty personal issues and just didn't feel like my employer cared at all. The only priority was to get features out to make more money. They promised unlimited PTO but I was never made to feel like I could actually use it. The CEO said some really abhorrent things in company meetings.

1.0
Apr 29, 2024

Know what you're getting into

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

401k match, most of the people (individual contributors that you'd actually be getting stuff done with) are delightful to work with

Cons

The reviews that make the cons entirely about "the fast-paced environment isn't for everyone" are laughable. I've worked at a couple other startups and at no other company have I seen such micromanagement, petty infighting, and lack of self awareness from an executive team. From my experience, it starts from the top down with the CEO and founder's need to be seen as a "revolutionary" in the space. That affects the company he runs when it's really about his appearance. Return to office was handled poorly, with no data to back it up. If you're interviewing for a job here -- try to get in touch with some people who are currently at Altruist or left recently outside of your interview process. Not saying you shouldn't take the job, but so you're not sold a dream in the hiring process that will turn sour real quick.

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