Glad I Left - Software Engineer Altruist (CA) Employee Review

2.0
Aug 8, 2023
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.

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