Unstable - Anonymous Auctane Employee Review

1.0
Jan 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None currently. There were great people working here, many have been laid off.

Cons

Company purchased by Thoma Bravo in 2021. Since then, there have been many layoffs. Thoma Bravo only interested in keeping the company lean to make it more attractive for potential buyers. As it is now more than three years since the acquisition, the company can be sold at any time. If sold to another company, I expect the company to be purchased for the products and customers with those remaining to be laid off. No job security at all. Current employees stay at their own peril.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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