RUN RUN RUN - Toxic culture, poor leadership, and zero trust - Software Engineer MicroStrategy Employee Review

1.0
Dec 31, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is paid on time. Opportunity to work long hours if you want to sacrifice work–life balance completely.

Cons

Extremely unhealthy work culture. Employees are expected to arrive 15-20 minutes before official start time and are discouraged from leaving before end time, regardless of workload. Staying late is normalized—some people work 16–18 hours straight. Management quality is very poor. Leadership focuses more on bragging about personal net worth, insulting employees, and defaming others rather than setting a clear vision or motivating teams. Employees are frequently asked to resign during meetings, creating constant fear and instability. Management uses disrespectful language (calling employees rich and spoiled kids) instead of constructive feedback. New Indian Leadership openly flexes power, implying salaries are paid personally by executives rather than the company. No trust within the organization. Widespread nepotism, brothers hiring brothers, husbands hiring wives, relatives hired via referrals. Merit is ignored. Growth depends on proximity to management, not performance. High attrition, low morale, and zero psychological safety.

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Cons

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