Too much office politics, Avoid it at all costs - Software Engineer NewsBreak Employee Review

1.0
Jul 9, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Product(NewsBreak app) growth was good, some engineers are good. Growth team was top notched.

Cons

Too much office politics in China Office(Beijing). Leader was unclear where the product was going. The early hires at company refuse to take in any new ideas. If you were new to the team, nobody gonna help you familiar with the environment. ONLY the early recruits were trusted. And you always have to work overtime and the leadership take it for granted. No work-life balance at all for engineers. Also, you worked was basically following every order they gave you, no questions asked. And the worst thing above all, the leadership team is not HONEST! (product stats, your comp, etc)

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Catered lunch daily. Good health insurance.

Cons

No diversity & inclusion for anyone that is not Chinese, No work-life balance, constant micromanagement from leadership, 9/9/5 culture, mentally absent & checked-out managers, constantly change of priorities, no praise when OKRs were surpassed.

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