Super bad management, too much politics - Technical Lead Photon Employee Review

1.0
Jan 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good environment for learning and working with multiple tech stacks

Cons

Bad bench policy forces employees to take leave and remain unpaid when benched. Team culture is heavily political, with clear skill gaps that are not addressed or replaced due to internal politics, alongside routine pressure to overwork. HR leadership is ineffective, poorly managed, and consistently fails to communicate policies clearly to employees. Promotions are not aligned with salary increments, which is highly concerning.

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5.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

Really good company to work for. Health benefits were great and was able to negotiate a good rate for my contract

Cons

Communication could improve in terms of staying in contact with the contractor. Working with the individual for their next role as the contract is nearing an end would be an area of opportunity as well.

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2.0
Apr 27, 2025
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Pros

Can be on interesting projects Some really good people If on correct team can be very good conditions such as remote work

Cons

Zero opportunities for growth Limited to no work/life balance No Severance Do not pay when on the bench Wrong team or manager the hr insanity can make it rough (One year they decided july 4th was not a holiday another they decided to lower the salary and increase the percentage that was bonus effectually giving everyone a pay cut).. Honestly a 2 might being generous but i have worked with some nice people there and the vast majority of the people were nice and good just wanting to get the job done . Any 5s are probably fake or the lucky few that do not have to deal with Photon Hr.

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