Pros
Some incredibly talented, passionate people who truly care about their work and the customers. Opportunities to work on a variety of tools and tech stacks. The mission in theory—empowering communities through wellness—was something I believed in and was excited to support.
Cons
Toxic leadership at the department level, especially in Marketing. Feedback is often cruel, public, and personal. The environment quickly becomes demoralizing when criticism is weaponized. Favoritism runs rampant, and if you’re not part of the inner circle, you’re often blamed for things that are out of your control—or had nothing to do with you at all. If you are not a favorite, you will never be promoted - its a fact. HR and senior leadership are simply unwilling to address serious issues like verbal abuse, psychological intimidation, and systemic dysfunction (yes HR and CEO are well aware from multiple sides, investigations launched, people continue to terrorize unchecked). I witnessed multiple top-performing individuals (including those who had already left) be blamed publicly for failures. Leadership openly bad-mouthed former employees to justify their own shortcomings. High turnover, with constant restructuring, unclear direction, and a lack of stability. Constant lay-offs in every department. Off-shoring jobs to India like its their literal job (and lying about it constantly saying "its not happening). Retaliation culture exists and goes completely unchecked. If you speak up, you are targeted.
