Culture of fear - Application Architect Relias Employee Review

1.0
Mar 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I loved the people I worked with, just not the direction management was going.

Cons

There's a toxic culture of fear. Relias prides itself so much on DEI that the some employees fear they've hit the glass ceiling and will be laid off based on the lack of color in their skin, yet the German CEO joked on a monthly call that he was going to eat a watermelon for Juneteenth. As an engineer, their learning management application was so ridiculously overengineered that nobody could figure out how it works and the pace of innovation was non-existent. Relias has a stated core vale of "healthy debate" yet employees are not encouraged or allowed to speak up or innovate.

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5.0
Apr 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing corporate culture Leadership listened to engineering on tools, technology stack, etc Actual product ownership, including necessary input and control (instead of being told you own a product and then not given the necessary access or tools to maintain it)

Cons

Hiring process involved psychological screening with a lot of implicit bias, almost like an IQ test. On the plus side, I've been told they discontinued its use after that was pointed out.

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3.0
Jul 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You have kind co-workers and good benefits.

Cons

The strategic direction is unclear for many parts of the business. There is not enough transparency around hiring decisions - including who is still with the company and where there are opportunities for growth.

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