Interesting start up with a terrible culture - Anonymous employee Ripple Employee Review

1.0
Mar 8, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Almost all of the employees are super friendly and fun to work with. They also have a convenient location a few blocks from the Montgomery station.

Cons

The executive team is completely disconnected from the rest of the employee base. The direction the company is heading remains unclear even though they try to explain it during the Bi-weekly company updates. Communication is extremely poor between the upper management and the rest of the company. The CEO seems nice but you're taught to avoid talking to him most of the time because he has a tendency to flip out over nothing, and once you're on his list it's impossible to get out. The company culture seems great on the surface, but once your'e in you realize they don't operate under the values they created. When things don't go the way management expects it to be prepared to take full blame for the entire project, even if you provided clear written feedback about said project.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Nepotism is causing Ripple to fumble the biggest bag in history. The “friends of Brad” or “FOBs” as they’re referred to by the general employee population, need to go, and be replaced with competent subject matter experts in their respective fields. Everybody has the power to say no, nobody has the power to say yes. You will likely have more experience in your field than your executive business leader.

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