Going Downhill - Associate Manager Auctane Employee Review

3.0
May 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Once upon a time working here was absolutely incredible. The culture was amazing. I stayed as long as I did for the people. Eventually that wasn’t enough to keep me there, sadly. It’s all big corporate now.

Cons

After we got bought out by Thoma Bravo, every perk was quickly stripped away. Bad news after bad news. It absolutely destroyed morale. Good luck getting anything to move quickly, and it’s extremely obvious all Thoma Bravo cares about is profit. They don’t share that profit they make though, because it’s ridiculously hard to obtain a raise. If you do get a raise, it won’t likely be much unless you are moving departments or are already high up. Good luck.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing work culture (before merger), Warm leads, amazing leaders

Cons

High burn out position, merger is affecting moral, difficult to enjoy time off, constantly changing goal and complete compensation plan. Also career opportunities were slim

2.0
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The frontend engineering culture didn't exist before our team built it. Establishing modern stack practices (React, Vue, TypeScript) and bringing rigor to the frontend was genuinely rewarding work. Talented engineers and strong peer-level collaboration. Real technical ownership when projects actually moved forward. Decent benefits and remote flexibility until they started taking remote away.

Cons

Despite the company being profitable, there were layoffs nearly every quarter, which made it impossible to plan or feel stable. Leadership was consistently disorganized. Stakeholder alignment was a constant problem and decisions took far too long to land. A lot of projects never launched, not because of execution issues, but because leadership couldn't get the right people in the room or commit to a direction. Constant churn at the leadership and org level created whiplash on priorities.

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