GitLab reviews about "transparency"

Since Bill Staples coming onboard in late 2024, the culture has shifted dramatically. We are not handbook first and asynchronous, there are loads and loads of "mandatory" meetings, and if you miss them watching recordings is tracked and required so you don't wind up on the naughty list. The handbook is largely irrelevant and out of date. There's little transparency and sooooo much micro-management and busy work. Lots of task logging, internal certifications, you name it. I get it, they are trying to put repeatable processes in place to grow the company, but we're all adults here. Bill also brought on all of his buddies at the C level, it's been a complete turnover at the top, and so far C level leaders appear to be out of touch with reality. It's rare to hear from C level leaders anymore (which happened all the time under the previous CEO). The stock price has tanked and continues to plummet. Duo Agent Platform is really good, and a great piece of software...but it's about a year late to market. Working long hours is both encouraged and rewarded, which is a HUGE shift from previous leadership. Promotions are hard to come by and largely politically based, and expenses are tracked religiously. Overall, this is not a special company anymore. It's a company past its prime. I get the feeling that current leadership is trying to wring every ounce of value from it before selling or taking private. In other words, GitLab isn't special anymore, it's just another company. It's not a bad place to be, just know what you're coming in to.

Questionable product decisions, low work performance, transparency and ethics going down recently

The culture has become very top down driven. Decisions are forced upon team members with no explanation or discussion and set with deadlines that are impossible to hit.

Lack of understanding how business outside of North America is conducted. Zero empathy, haphazard decisions that contradict each other twenty minutes after being implemented, too much superficiality and hypocrisy at high levels and a lot of incompetence in key roles, which unfortunately kills talent and, above all, the much-vaunted values ​​ij the handbook like transparency. To give you an idea of ​​how dysfunctional the company is, they share private information with other people in email threads. If Remote is what you are looking for, there are tons of Companies in a better shape.

Constant restructuring and turbulence Promotions are few and far between m Lack of transparency where it matters Very US centric, regional management have very little power Poor pension scheme - 4%

Hard to stick with culture&value by new leadership & management

Nothing as of now tbh.

Over the past three years, the company has struggled to keep pace with GitHub Leadership missteps in product direction and marketing have left GitLab behind Consecutive price increases have frustrated customers and slowed adoption GitHub Copilot and AI momentum have created major competitive pressure Frequent changes at the CRO and executive level create uncertainty and low morale Leadership feels inexperienced or poorly suited to the needs of the business

Moral harassment from the leaders damage trust, motivation, and emotional well-being Victims may feel isolated, anxious, or disengaged, leading to long-term retention problems It may lead to compliance issues, loss of productivity, and difficulty attracting or retaining talent