CEO is an incompetent SalesBro - Anonymous employee Total Expert Employee Review

2.0
Sep 7, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People are trying to genuinely make a good change at Total Expert. The board is finally hiring good leaders and replacing the old ones, however severe damage by the old leaders is still in repair across the company.

Cons

The CEO originally brought in a bunch of leaders to the org to just do whatever he says. He treats the marketing team likes it's his own sandbox and it shows. Every town hall he communicates a message of "dominating" the market and it feels like a gross rip off of wolf of wall street. The CTO was also a total sales bro with no skill to manage teams effectively with complete trust, and both of them only understand management as a fear based "do what I tell you to do" mentality. Lots of overtime, too much to do and all of it is bad quality work because we never got time to finish anything properly. Old leadership was extremely manipulative and employees are still trying to unlearn bad behaviors, even with good, competent leaders coming into the org. Also no 401k.

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5.0
Jan 27, 2026
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Pros

- Immediate ownership, not typical entry-level 'busy work.' - Leadership team is accessible and highly transparent with expectations. - CEO sets a very high bar for leadership which had obvious impact on teams. - Collaborative environment, support when needed. - Awesome workspace and perks. - Palpable culture of excellence and healthy growth-oriented competition

Cons

- Fast learning curve, not for everyone - Startup speed/demands can feel overwhelming at times

4.0
Apr 22, 2026
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Pros

Hybrid work environment, good time off policy. Software that works. Solid team environment.

Cons

Management is not the best in some departments. Others are great. Hit or miss.

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