Talented team and impactful product, but toxic culture - Anonymous employee Podium Employee Review

1.0
Jul 25, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Talented people on the tools. Great product genuinely making a difference.

Cons

Toxic workplace with ridiculous turnover. From the outside it presents well, but the reality was very different. I found the environment to be driven by fear rather than trust, with little psychological safety and a culture where people were reluctant to speak openly. Feedback often felt inconsistent, expectations were difficult to pin down, and I never felt set up to succeed. If you’re considering joining, make sure you ask detailed questions about turnover, support, and how performance is actually managed.

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5.0
Jul 23, 2026
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Pros

Incredible product and quickly becoming a global leader in AI. Amazing sharp, driven people to work with and learn from. Ton of opportunity to grow in your career if you perform. Amazing company if you are motivated and want to make an impact!

Cons

Not necessarily a con, but it isn't the right fit for everyone. Very fast paced and performance driven (this is a pro for many people here)

4.0
Jul 26, 2026
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Pros

- Good security team leadership, providing a high trust environment with freedom to think about projects that would be helpful to the company. - Good coworkers who actually like working in security. - Engineering teams are fairly security-minded, getting people to fix problems doesn't require pulling teeth. - Engineering/Growth culture allowing breathing room to grow while still working on perpetually interesting challenges. - Company name recognition, have had people know the company even in my extended family from just running into the product. - Flexible working schedule as hybrid as I want it to be. WFH one day, in office the next day. Not the same for the rest of the company but the security team gets to be structured like this due to significant parts of the team being remote.

Cons

- HR doesn't look beyond the last job title when determining compensation. You start low you'll get low comp and promotions are only 1 level at a time even if you're doing L2-L3 work. Went from mid level engineer at a startup to security internship at this company for a career pivot and now after delivering for a while HR put me on L1 rather than back to mid level. - Remains to be seen if HR will fix their mistake or if they will be willing to promote to the correct level or if I need to force a releveling conversation next year after performance reviews given the projects I've been working on. - That being said that "low" is being compared to market rate and is still generally enough to live off of comfortably, so it's a matter of perspective.

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