Great company, Great product, Bro culture - Anonymous employee ThoughtSpot Employee Review

3.0
Nov 9, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- CEO Ajeet is amazing - his vision for the company is truly gold. - Health benefits is a huge plus (100% paid by the company) = shows it's dedicated to employee's physical health - Interviews are relatively easy

Cons

- With a lot of gender disparity in Silicon Valley, ThoughtSpot is similar in that regard. It has a huge bro culture and can be toxic to certain departments - There is a miscommunication between what's told from interview vs. what's expected once you're on the job (some say it's typical growing pains and others say it's lack of true transparency) - The culture isn't for everyone and can impact one's mental health -- many employees are flashy-fast movers for their career

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ThoughtSpot Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate your honest feedback. We very much value transparency and the inclusion of diverse experiences and perspectives, and we're sorry your experience didn't align with those values. We are always working to improve our employees' experience and will continue to make improvements. We wish you the best.

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Cons

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ThoughtSpot Response
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Hearing this from someone in Finance, where the work is demanding and the margin for error is small, genuinely means a lot. The fact that you're experiencing the culture as values-driven and not just values-stated is exactly what we're working hard to build. The pace is real and so is the opportunity, and we're glad that combination is landing as energizing rather than exhausting. Thanks for taking the time to share this.
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Cons

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ThoughtSpot Response
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Really glad the work-life balance and the technical team are working well for you — those are things we actively invest in and it's good to hear the signal is positive. On management direction: we hear you, and it's feedback we take seriously. We're in a phase of focused growth, and we know that can sometimes create ambiguity at the team level. We're working to tighten that alignment. If there's something specific that felt unclear, we'd genuinely welcome the conversation — reach out to people@thoughtspot.com.
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