Like the Titanic before people realize there aren’t enough lifeboats - Executive Assistant Intercom Employee Review

1.0
Jan 28, 2019
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Pros

Nice Patagonia jacket on Day 1

Cons

They talk about culture, but they don’t follow through with actions. You will work very long hours and be very short staffed. If you are lucky, you will have a good person as a manager. Your manager may be compassionate and try to protect you from the overload. If you are not so lucky, People Ops and executive team will do nothing. They will thank you for the feedback and then decide you’re the problem. It isn’t unusual to go 18 months without any salary increase. Nada. Zip. Zero percent increase while your cost of living keeps increasing. They just forced out the CMO and a director of engineering within their first year. I don’t know how they plan to build software or market it without the leadership. (You’d have to be pretty confident or pretty crazy to choose to do both terminations in one month.) They are losing a lot of people in the middle layers of management and ICs too.

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To the author: Sincerely wishing you the very best. Hope you find somewhere you can be very happy and successful. Thanks so much for you time with us.

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5.0
May 9, 2026
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Pros

One of the biggest positives is the opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact projects. The company provides access to the right tools, resources, and support needed to do great work. As a senior engineer, I feel trusted to think critically about problems, challenge assumptions, and help reframe solutions when needed. Stakeholders and the broader business are receptive to feedback, which creates a strong environment for collaboration and problem-solving. When blockers come up, my manager and the organization move quickly to remove them. Overall, it’s a fast-moving, high-trust environment where strong engineers can make a real impact.

Cons

The pace is very fast, which can be a challenge depending on how someone prefers to work. Priorities, tools, and ways of working can change quickly, and it requires a willingness to adapt, learn, and rewire how you approach problems. For people who prefer slower, more predictable environments, the pace may feel intense at times. However, for those who are comfortable with change and motivated by momentum, it can also be one of the most rewarding aspects of the company.

2.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Founders are still involved and will help on top accounts. Competitive compensation. Good breakfast and lunch. Access to the resources one needs, with no apparent shortage of money.

Cons

Silent layoffs. Lack of trust in the employees by leadership. Senior management is poor at defining and communicating expectations. The fast pace of hiring, changing titles and roles, frequently adjusting strategies and shifting ICPs leads to regular confusion. Very poor professional development (zero for many). Investor interests have taken a higher priority than the employees. A once team-first culture has weakened, as the company becomes more corporate, with the early company value of 'We go further together' being eliminated and never replaced with anything about working strong as a team, which is another sign of the diminishing culture.

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