Abusive and incompetent leaders - Anonymous employee Navan Employee Review

1.0
Aug 2, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Other companies in the travel space are using products from the 90s

Cons

- CEO is poison and abusive. He creates a culture where even if you want to be a good leader, you can't. - People are in constant fear of being screamed at publically (which is very common). Employees no longer are willing to stick out their necks to take on more responsibility or volunteer ideas due to fear of belittlement - Priorities change every other week (literally) at the behest of the CEO without any context on knowledge of the topics that he is throwing wrenches into - Benefits continue to get slashed (no more 401k) and it seems as if they are trying to get people to quit - Mass exodus of leaders with the many C-suite execs (including the CFO) suddenly choosing to quit over the last 2 months - Unlimited PTO is a joke. It will not be honored and taking any will result in repercussions

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

The pre‑hire assessment is very strict and pass/fail. I’ve referred strong, experienced candidates who I know are good workers, but they did not pass the test and were not given the opportunity to move forward. It feels like the process may screen out some high‑potential talent who could otherwise thrive here.

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