Supportive colleagues but toxic environment and poor morale - Software Engineer ION Group Employee Review

1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* Colleagues from international teams are generally helpful, professional, and supportive. * Exposure to the trading domain.

Cons

* Toxic work environment with excessive office politics and favoritism. * Some managers appear to contribute little beyond maintaining their position, while expecting employees to carry the workload. * Strict enforcement of work-hour policies for employees, while management is often held to a different standard. * Performance evaluations and career growth can feel subjective, with significant influence from a single individual rather than a balanced feedback process. * Lack of transparency in decision-making and promotions. * Employee feedback is rarely acknowledged or acted upon. * Poor morale due to uncertainty and recurring layoffs. * Job security concerns make it difficult to plan a long-term career. * Limited recognition for hard work and technical contributions. * Overall culture discourages open communication and constructive criticism.

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5.0
Apr 13, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good culture, flexible career options, work-life balance

Cons

A little difficult to pivot into different teams

1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None. Unless you count trauma bonding with your coworkers.

Cons

This company can't even pay their own bills. And there isn't enough time to go over all their cons. Here are a few: I work on a team of 3 people now, we used to be 21 I work 10-12 hour days and haven't had a raise in 3 years I am grossly underpaid for my role and experience The Owner doesn't care about morale or his employees

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