Future employees beware! - Sales SharkNinja Employee Review

2.0
Apr 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You'll have a ton of exposure to a wide range of product lines and the ins and outs of what it takes to bring them to market. You'll be close with your coworkers, especially because you'll be in the trenches with them through lots of 12 hour days as you constantly take fire from members of upper management.

Cons

Oh boy, where to begin? SharkNinja is a company that revolves around poor communication with constantly moving goal posts and tight deadlines, though it tries to justify the chaos by framing it as a positive aspect of company culture using company corporate-speak terms like "progress over perfection" to gloss over the issues instead of fixing them. There is no frying pan period here - you're going right into the fire soaked in gasoline. The review process is a joke - you can hit every milestone and achievement (with the high internal review scores and poor sleep schedule to back it up), but the only thing that goes up is your workload, not your pay rate or position. This was happening regardless of the company having record profit years. There were a lot of empty promises surrounding raises and promotions across entire teams during my tenure at SN - you'll be chasing a lot of carrots during your time here, and you'll know that's all you're doing every time you log in. A soul-sucking endeavor, to say the least. Despite claims to the contrary, there appears to be very little room for growth. A lot of folks will stay in one position until management decides to lump their role over to someone else who is already doing the jobs of three people. If you're "lucky" enough to make it to middle management, you end up being the person doing the jobs of three people. Fun! You will be bothered by professional asks at all hours of the day, even when you're on vacation/PTO. Establishing boundaries on this front will be met with negativity instead of understanding. Don't believe the company's claims of growth - it appears they're doing layoffs almost weekly these days, which has further contributed to a stressful environment where everyone is overworked and scared. Entire teams have been gutted, and management will cut positions without a second thought as to their wider impact/implications to company initiatives, leaving remaining employees stranded and without valuable resources or knowledge. Unfortunately, if you're asked to document any of your processes, it means you're next on the chopping block. This has resulted in a ton of gatekeeping of information in the name of self-preservation, which exacerbates the issues. To put it simply, being overworked, overtired, and underpaid is the general vibe here, and you'll always feel like just another cog in a wheel that could be removed or replaced at any moment.

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5.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Impactful work from Day 1 and a great learning experience

Cons

If you are not in the headquarter office, you may miss out on some networking opportunities but the early talent team do their best in providing as many opportunities as possible.

1.0
May 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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