Fine, but not great - Software Engineer NewsBreak Employee Review

1.0
Jul 21, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cool work in the news space

Cons

Culture. There is none. No team events. No team or person fostering any sort of growth or unity. Pay is okay but not that competitive Disorganized company which stunts growth Lacks diversity. And its really bad. Just about everyone here is Asian and I would love to see colleagues from all backgrounds. Group think is a result of the homogeny

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Cons

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2.0
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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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