Toxic culture and Leadership - Anonymous employee SharkNinja Employee Review

2.0
Aug 19, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Smart and passionate engineers that make great products best they can - Some Leadership below Exec are very nice to work for but sadly have no way to influence

Cons

- Act likes an immature business and thinks they are innovative and startup. They've been around for 15 years and investors have mentioned issues with the thinking. - Lack of focus on sustainability even though people are passionate - No strategy on innovation or long-term focus/niche - High attrition with use of bullying techniques to manage people out that do not align - Only 1-2 people make decisions on the business direction and if you don't align you will be managed out aggressively - Very American centric even though the company wants to grow globally in Europe and south America but yet they do not let those individuals contribute or focus on product design that would help to better enter those markets - People culture is like a big Frat house - Maniacally focused on profit and not people - They mention hybrid working but its a lie and there is no documentation or flexibility on it - Need for speed but missing Tolerance stacks requirements; beware of product recalls and increased complaints - Overworked - No career progression

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Cons

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1.0
May 26, 2026
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Pros

Some good peers that make the days slightly bearable with the group chat of how ridiculous and hellish the place is

Cons

The speed and agility are just code names for ceo paranoia and inability to make and stick to decisions. Toxic environment perpetuated by the lifers. Entire departments are pit against each other. A culture of public shaming and blaming with a side of discrimination and misogyny. It is absolute chaos and makes you regress professionally because after a while all you do is “yes” the ceo and do things the Shark way which is essentially the Mark way and 0% what other orgs would do or what you learned about/experienced previously. Micromanaging starts from the very top. Product issues daily. People cry daily. Ridiculously high turnover. So much bullying and favoritism. Extremely top heavy and lots of VPs+ to attend meetings but not enough people to actually work. Those in leadership are also unprofessional and liabilities. No work life balance. No respect. Backstabby. Even the meeting are aggressive and called hacks, red teams, sledge hammer approach etc. The best way to be successful here is to be a super caffeinated visible sycophant that is fine with no life outside of work. People note the high comp but it’s not worth it and is not enough compared to the hours actually worked and all the stress and anxiety that comes with it. The moral and mental health here are the lowest I’ve ever seen.

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