Leadership Enables Toxic Behaviour - Anonymous employee Cirium Employee Review

1.0
Feb 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Some really good projects coming from engineering - Engineers are really string who are bringing these ideas. - Push on using AI from parent market is helping Cirium to advance - Great Engineering managers, but sometimes it feels they have a lot of things in their plate.

Cons

- Toxic behavior becomes most damaging when its ignored by senior leadership. - In technology teams especially, the leaders always see issues developing in real time patterns, tension, and repeated concerns, but choose not to act. - Instead of addressing root causes, responsibility is pushed back onto Managers and Engineers. - Currently, this silence gives power to the wrong people and creates a culture where employees stay quiet to protect their jobs. The result is a lot of performance and very little accountability.

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Cirium Response
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Thank you for sharing this feedback. We take concerns about toxic behaviour seriously, particularly when it is experienced as being ignored or enabled by leadership. At Cirium, creating a culture of belonging, psychological safety and respect is fundamental to how we expect our teams and leaders to operate. When people do not feel safe to raise concerns, or when issues are not addressed early and consistently, it undermines trust and damages both wellbeing and performance. We recognise that accountability for culture sits at every level, especially with those in positions of authority. Addressing harmful behaviour, rather than allowing it to become normalised, is essential to creating an environment where people can do their best work and feel valued. We regret that this was not your experience and that these issues contributed to your decision to leave. Feedback like this reinforces our commitment to listening, acting and strengthening our people, culture, and belonging practices across Cirium. Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective.

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