Toxic people, lack of transparency and nepotism - Finance Manager Flexport Employee Review

1.0
Jan 9, 2023
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Pros

- Free food - Competitive pay and benefits - Company has an ambitious and worthy mission There is opportunity to learn and work on interesting projects - if you fall in line / are preferred by the people in charge

Cons

- Extreme cases of nepotism. Some finance leaders prefer to hire people that are more or less versions of themselves - white, male, ex-Amazon and plays golf. Easy enough to trace recent hires and find them having at least 3 out of 4 of these characteristics. - Despicable manner in which former employees are spoken about at team meetings. Essentially saying "good riddance" to anyone who departs and use their vacancy to hire more ex-Amazon people. - So much turnover - with over 60% people leaving Flexport within one year of joining. A statistic that was actually announced at an All-Hands, but nothing done to address the "why". - Inclusion is a joke. Not a concept grasped nor cared about in teams. This has been affecting morale and productivity. - Projects are not being committed to. Things start but don't go anywhere as upper management changes their mind.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Very good leadership and flexible

Cons

Not enough growth, or knowledge regarding logistics

1.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

The compensation was strong and competitive, and it was consistently the best part of the job. If your priority is pay in the near term, that piece delivered.

Cons

I struggled with the lack of stability. It rarely felt like the ground was solid, and that uncertainty was hard to sit with over time. Return-to-office expectations seemed to change more than once, and I personally didn't find the reasoning behind those shifts clear. It was hard to plan around. I also found the performance review process difficult to trust. In my experience the outcomes didn't always seem to line up with the actual work, which made it hard to feel like I knew where I stood or how to grow. There was A LOT of turnover in leadership during my time there. With direction changing frequently, it often felt like priorities were in flux, which made it next to impossible to stay oriented.

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