Great company marred by poor leadership - Anonymous employee Fueled Employee Review

1.0
Jan 4, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people who work hard for one another (excluding clueless leadership team). Good clients.

Cons

Completely absent CEO. Lined his pockets and ran to the hills. Out of their depth, clueless leadership team. I was told at one point by a director "We're making this up as we go along". Says it all. Poor company culture. Unless you're of a certain pay-grade or title, feedback and recommendations are ignored. Product managers are empowered and given full power to run everything and can't be questioned, this comes from the painfully poor leadership at the very top. Backstabbing and complaining to mangers occurs frequently. A lot of lip service about caring about employees, yet half the company has been made redundant without notice. We were told internally another company was recently 'acquired' however it seems this was a merger and those roles are now advertised by the 'acquired' company 10up. Promotions are dangled as carrots, but poor excuses are made when they aren't given even if goals are achieved. Lots of advertised benefits but they were slowly removed. 'unlimited vacation' is a lie, all vacation requests are questioned, to the point you feel guilty for requesting them. Very untrustworthy company.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- cool clients and interesting work - recent shift back the energizing "spirit" of old Fueled

Cons

- still some painful symptoms of a bad aquisition a few year back, but these are fading

2.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are incentives for high performers and for those expected to do nothing except work nonstop, often at the expense of any personal life. Those who do not have families or outside responsibilities and spend nearly all their time working may see some reward, though it still does not match the way employees are treated.

Cons

•Employees are forced to follow management demands with no real choice, including extended hours past office time •Refusing overtime or extra work leads to threats of termination or hostile treatment from supervisors •Work environment is driven by intimidation and fear rather than respect or proper leadership •Employees are treated as disposable and already operate under constant pressure and disregard •Verbal hostility, shouting, and disrespectful behavior are common and sometimes occur without clear reason •Management exploits job dependency and fear of termination to push excessive workloads •The overall environment feels dehumanizing, with employees treated as tools rather than people •Pay is issued regularly but is far too low for the level of stress, pressure, and mistreatment endured

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