A group of people from a well-talked about company in other reviews (Ap**us) have very much destroyed the culture and the company. They fiercely defend and protect each other against any wrongdoing. Very very toxic environment. Most people are in management positions because of their past friendship, not merit. Backstabbing, talking down, disrespecting women, and arrogance are very prevalent. All the buzz around "diversity" is just a marketing gimmick because this company is seriously struggling in attracting good people.
Company is bleeding talent. Non-Ap**us people can NOT survive in this company, irrespective of however good they are. On the contrary, Ap**us people thrive in this company irrespective of how badly they perform or don't perform at all. This is a very depressing state of affairs. If you are not from Ap**us, be ready to get a performance warning in a quarter or two.
Company has lost a lot of strong talent and has become incredibly slow - like a dying dinosaur. Everything takes so long - a shocking discovery for a so-called "hyper growth" company, which turned out to be just another marketing gimmick to misguide people to join the company.
Pretentious management tries to make you believe everything is hunky-dory but fails badly. It's evident reading their faces that things are tense and they are struggling. Management is highly opaque, they are not aligned among themselves, you keep hearing mixed messaging on priorities and most of them backstab each other. Eightfold is the least transparent startup I have ever seen.
There is no right career for anyone. It's a very interesting company - probably never seen before - if you want a stellar career inside the company, be ready to worship the top people - bend on your knees and make their wishes your command. Do not question or raise issues. Just keep your heads down, knees bent and hand folded and do what you asked for or do things to please them. This is the only way to be successful at Eightfold. Meritocracy does not exist.
All in all, I regret the decision to join this company and sincerely request you to wisely evaluate your options before joining.
