Politics are abound and no work-life balance - Anonymous employee Gusto Employee Review

1). Inexperienced Managers If you search the reviews here, you will notice one common thing: people are promoted as manager or hired as one but without actual managerial experiences. It seems that the company is not aware that a manager is someone that have leadership qualities and focus on managing people first and project second. 2). Old guards and “clique” culture Many employees have been around for a long time and this create an almost “clique” culture. If you have disagreement with these people, especially those who have been promoted to a manager position (see above), very likely the other old guards will back them up and you will lose out. Playing the politics game is a must given that the approach is more of “my way or the highway”. 3). Lack of collaboration Business units often will execute projects without consulting other respective teams. When they realized that other teams need to be involved, they will demand that the other teams to complete the project in a very short time. 4). Work-life balance Given all the above and depending on your team, work-life balance is almost non-existent. You will be tasked with so much work that long hours, including weekends, is not unheard of. If you push back, see all of the above.