The scariest and most manipulative owner I’ve encountered - Anonymous employee Spotify Employee Review

Don’t work here. Don’t even consider it. Send a linked in message to any former employee and see what they have to say. Don’t be blinded by the money. Trust me. The culture is terrifying. The owner hires and fires people constantly. He fires people without reason and cites the state’s “at will employment” status as his only justification. To my knowledge, only 1 of the 19 people fired over my 14 months with the company was related to performance issues. The owner has a particular penchant for firing women. Of the women who worked at SS Industries the day I started, all but 2 were fired or quit by the time I was eventually fired. He even fired his personal assistant (also a woman). When I was fired, I was simply told it wasn’t working out and then HR told me the company would love to be a glowing reference for me as I applied elsewhere. It was a nightmare. Because no one ever feels secure in the job, the culture at SS Industries has a foundation of fear and paranoia. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen in my life. Every day you dread 5pm. Every day it feels like you’re going to conclude work with a game of Russian roulette. “Will I get fired today? Let’s spin the chamber and find out.” Waking up every morning is a death march. Speaking for myself, I was fired via the blindside (the owner’s favorite tactic). I was showered with compliments the day before. I was told I was the kind of employee good businesses build around. I was told I was essential. The next day I went to a meeting in the conference room at 3pm and I was fired. I then sat there as my colleagues all walked past and saw me crying hysterically. I was the 5th blindside That occurred over the course of 14 months. The worst part ends up being the salary. Because you’re making way more money than you should based on position and experience, you get locked into your job at SS Indistries and can’t leave without taking a pay cut. Additionally, the owner famously scours job boards and LinkedIn to see if anyone on his staff might be looking for another job. So everyone is terrified to look elsewhere because you know your resume will be found by the owner of SS Indistries. I was advised to never update my LinkedIn while I worked at SS Indistries because the owner, Sam, would interpret that as me entertaining other job opportunities. SS Indistries is the worst company I’ve ever encountered.