Outstanding Organization with Opportunities Galore - Anonymous employee Whisker Employee Review

5.0
Aug 8, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The entire company works together to meet and exceed customer expectations for high-quality, luxury pet care products. Our team in particular is empowered to support the customers at every stage of their ownership experience. The continued growth of the organization means limitless potential and opportunity for growth, including engagement in new roles as we continue to evolve. Our senior management and executive officers engage and interact with all members of the team and take great pride in making the environment inviting and rewarding.

Cons

As the company is growing, they are revising their policies to better meet with their continued evolution. Communication is already fantastic, but better inter-departmental communication between our HQ and warehouse is needed to help support all of our teams more effectively. That is the only con, and it is a MINOR one.

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Whisker Response
5y
Thank you for your thoughtful advice! We are pleased to hear that you feel you have limitless potential and opportunity for growth with us.

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Pros

great company. great culture. great products.

Cons

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Whisker Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing this review of your time at Whisker! Your leadership supports our culture, environment, and ultimately our products!
1.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

The product and the product problems the company is trying to solve/fix are genuinely interesting, and the peer-level engineering team is full of fantastic, talented people. Pets in the office is also a nice perk.

Cons

Buzzword Innovation: The company wants to lean into software and the AI wave but has no idea what that actually means. Engineering leadership has mistaken using AI chatbots for actual technical innovation and thinks that constitutes building "AI-first products." Detached & Toxic Leadership: Direct management doesn't understand what their technical teams actually do. Leadership & software architecture is also highly toxic, frequently talking down to engineers and dismissing their work. Bloated Management Ratio: Following massive layoffs at the beginning of this year and the frequent high turnover, the engineering team has been reduced to a skeleton crew. Instead of backfilling individual contributors, the company feels it's better off hiring executives, leaving a completely bloated manager-to-IC ratio. Carrot-Dangling & Retaliation: Career growth and compensation are a game of constant carrot-dangling. Leadership claims they want feedback, but honest feedback is met with retaliation or issues being swept under the rug.

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Whisker Response
5d
Thank you for taking you time to share feedback. As Whisker evolves and grows, there are challenges that occur as we scale. We are so glad that you are having a great experience with your peers. The team members like you and your teammates are what truly makes us Whisker. We appreciate your time and energy in your engineering role, and we will be sharing your feedback with pertinent leaders.
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