Be careful- employees encouraged to give positive reviews here, negative reviews prohibited by non-disparagement clause - Anonymous employee MongoDB Employee Review

2.0
Aug 2, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good perks, NYC office very easy to get to by subway.

Cons

Toxic culture, risking retaliation by posting this.

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MongoDB Response
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Hi there. While we appreciate your review, we'd like to take this opportunity to address some points you've made as they are not necessarily correct. We encourage all employees to provide us with honest feedback, whether it is through our employee engagement survey, directly to their manager or HR, or through Glassdoor. Negative reviews are not prohibited, and a non-disparagement clause is standard language across any company and not specific to MongoDB. All feedback, whether positive or negative, helps us better ourselves as an employer. Let us also make it clear that no employee would be subject to retaliation for stating their honest opinion, and we hope you shared your concerns with HR prior to your departure.

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