Sociopath Quotient is High - Director Flexport Employee Review

1.0
May 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting work High turnover so you get to meet a lot of people

Cons

When I worked at Flexport the bro culture was pervasive with the entire leadership team being comprised of middle aged white men and a single male of color. Ryan Peterson is a megalomaniac who surrounds himself with yes men. He preaches about his most important job being that of maintaining the culture of the company. Very fitting that the culture bred by a megalomaniac results in a sociopathic hunger games style working environment where leaders tend to be willing to throw anyone and everyone under the bus to try and get ahead. It’s laughable to think that this company has a serious chance of reaching an IPO based on its financial position, but speaks to the delusions of grandeur. You are nothing compared to innovators like Coinbase, Stripe etc. You don’t have to look far (read some Glassdoor reviews) to realize Flexport is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. You are not a tech company if for every $ of revenue you have to add a $ of headcount. Although based on the recent reviews it looks like they are trying to change their economics, by under hiring and over working some poor jr level operations folks. Do yourself a favor and skip the interview.

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5.0
May 31, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- CEO is actually inspiring and interesting - Market leading tech and service - comp is better than traditional logistics companies

Cons

Work/life balance could be better. Being on a path to regular promotion means serious workloads.

5.0
May 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of really smart and nice people at the company. The culture has improved a lot recently. There's a good amount of room to develop and jump on things that you might not be exposed to in other companies.

Cons

The company moves a little too fast at times and maybe overlooks things that are working well and don't necessarily need to be changed for "efficiency" at the risk of doing things incorrectly. It can be hard to move up in some departments. work/life balance varies a lot by team.

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