Mathematica reviews

Generally, I have not considered the environment to be toxic or the work culture to be toxic. Before this year, the recent re-org, and the RIFs, I would have said that there are toxic individuals or toxic clients, but not a toxic organizational culture. At halfway through 2026, it's impossible to maintain that perspective. Every single person I interact with, regardless of unit or job scope, across the entire global and US-facing matrix, are on the job market. The exceptions are those individuals in "Leadership," the ones creating the toxicity who have risen up because the best have left. In this environment when jobs are scarce, if you receive an offer to work here, negotiate to the absolute maximum value of the salary band then bide your time until the labor market loosens up.

Horrible management that has not been up to navigating challenging circumstances since at least mid-2024. Very slow to change or adapt because there's a culture there that Mathematica's approach is superior to anyone else's. They rely on their approach - which has been successful, but is not adaptable to changing circumstances - to their detriment. Competitors were incorporating AI powered tools years ago - but Mathematica was SURE that its way was the right way. OOPS! Nearly 40% of the staff was laid off - but, incredibly, no one in senior management was. The way the layoffs were handled and the treatment of former employees subsequently has generated deep bitterness - and led to many former employees working to help competitors take work away from Mathematica, a task made easier by Mathematica's slow pace of reform and change.