"Startup" culture to justify toxic workplace - Anonymous employee Viasat Employee Review

2.0
Sep 3, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, lots of teambuilding events.

Cons

They try to cultivate a "startup" culture, which means long hours and little support. A free lunch once a quarter does not make me want to work an extra 10 or even 20 hours a week. The idea behind working for a startup is sharing in the success, which does not happen.

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Cons

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