BetterUp reviews

Wow. If you read any of the interviews under 3 stars here, that should give you an accurate picture. Many of us were silo’d (in fear) and was refreshed to see that there was more commonalities in this horrific and toxic work environment than I realized, simply by reading these reviews. Someday, this will be an organizational case study on how an organization slowly evolved and festered into a mirror of the narcissistic CEO that oversees it. There is a Stephen Covey description of the ‘character’ vs ‘personality’ ethic. Look that up. This organization is squarely on the wrong side of that. I mean, Jeezus - having new employees post Glassdoor reviews with the first few weeks? Really?! I think I read another review here - if you stripped those away, this org would be well under 3 stars. And unfortunately 90% of the people I work with here who actually ‘thrive’ are themselves at some level of psychopathology or trauma-bonded. What’s even sicker is many here are actually psychologists that see it all but do nothing. There are a few other standouts here that seem like poster children. It’s nauseous. The best (meaning high integrity, highly effective and just plain solid human beings) employees left or were managed out (and yes, HR, people were very aware of your tactics) in early 2022 it seemed. It would be one thing if this was truly an organization just going through ‘transitions’ - it is not. It is sick AF. (((HR - don’t even bother responding to this. Your canned answers and deflection are so transparently sick, don’t even bother, please. Y’all need to cure the coward bug running through your department))) Stay away, unless you have a really great mental health coach to help bail the water out of this sinking, sick, festering ship. Don’t. Just don’t.

Culture comes from the top. The culture here is fear driven. The CEO shows zero care or concern for the wellness or sanity of his employees. People are constantly pressured into accepting unrealistic deadlines that cannot be met even with long-hours, nights and weekends, and then reprimanded when they cannot hit those deadlines. At the same time, roadmaps and reorgs happen on repeat, at a faster rate than I've seen anywhere in tech. As others have expressed, they expect a cultish level of obedience. When smart people point out areas of improvement or places that need more consideration, they should be very wary of whether it supports or challenges the CEO's perspective in any way. I watched those who provided valuable insights and brave honesty be managed out for "being difficult" and "not getting what we are trying to do here" instead of being rewarded for making the culture and the products better. They are bleeding talent right and left because they know how to hire talent, but not how to utilize it.