Challenging but rewarding - Engineering Manager Whatnot Employee Review

5.0
Feb 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Whatnot has an innovative product, great leadership, and an engaged user base, which makes it an exciting workplace. - We've also hired an excellent team with track records of success. I'm still learning the business and technology from them years of being here. - Outstanding benefits, real focus on user outcomes

Cons

- Not a good fit for people looking for prescriptive, well-described roles. The business changes often, and with that, the priorities. - Full remote workplace makes communication a challenge, but constant effort is put in to improve.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Strong culture, leadership really encourages feedback and listens/acts. I feel very supported by my manager and loyal to the company and the mission

Cons

Whatnot is all-consuming sometimes, but none of the work feels like a waste of time like at other companies

2.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good healthcare and good benefits.

Cons

Increasingly corporate culture Benefits slowly being rolled back every year Must use PTO for any holidays you want off as Ops agent/specialist Utter lack of leadership. Revolving door of managers because they refuse to promote internally for years Repetitive, dull work Toxic work culture. Very petty people in management who don’t accept anything but yes men Virtually no training established and hardly any SOPs written. What little there are of both are very poorly executed (aka people brand new to the work doing the training) No upward mobility whatsoever Arbitrary pay scales and performance reviews not necessarily aligned with performance or tenure. Disclaimer: experience entirely dependent on what team you’re on. Avoid T&R like the plague.

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