Pros
- The CEO's parody account on twitter will always make you laugh. -Decent benefits, but they cut 401k match and wellness benefit in 2023.. - Free lunch when you go into the office. -Product is great, it sometimes can have issues but overall customers love using it and as an internal employee it's nice to have for travel and expense. -Good funding and VC's backing the company. -Overall there are some really smart and hard working people who work at Navan, you will make life long friends at Navan. However, it is usually due to being trauma bonded from all the BS this company puts you through. I seriously have PTSD at my new job due to the culture at Navan and what I dealt with on a daily.
Cons
- CEO is an absolute wackjob. Thinks he is the next Elon and is completely unprofessional on All Hands. Constantly cussing and talking about inappropriate things. -CRO has a god complex. Very awkward in person and doesn't know how to command a room. I think he is on the chopping block because he is in over his head for this role. Oh also look his name up on Google and see the scandal at WeWork he was involved in. -Insanely reactive.. changing directions constantly with zero context to why. They are never proactive about anything besides laying off employees right before Christmas to make their numbers look better before the end of the fiscal year. -Attrition is SO high. Majority of the hires in 2023 were backfills, people are quitting because they can find better jobs elsewhere that pay better and have a better culture. - AE's / SDRs are not making the $$ they promise people during interviews. Most reps are missing quota and are miserable. - Forced to go into office 3-4 times a week.. very big brother. The CEO doesn't trust people to do their jobs remotely. They track how many days you swipe in. Oh and you have to pay for parking in certain offices (no reimbursement for it) - No head of HR or People to keep the erratic CEO in check. Lot’s of shady things that happen due to this. - Culture and overall morale plummeted after the rebrand.. in 2023 numerous C Suite (CFO, CMO, COO, VP of Recruiting) left the business without having other jobs lined up. They were SO miserable that they would rather be unemployed than work here. - Insane egos at play. AEs being promoted to sales leadership way too early and not competent at leading a team. - If you are not in a sales/revenue role then you are not respected or valued whatsoever. Multiple RIF's on the talent team and then 2 months later told we are so behind and need to catch up.. Given zero budget for team offsites, promo's or anything for the talent team. So majority of us have left in the last 2 months. Most of us would've been gone a while ago but the market was so tough in recruiting so we were stuck there. - The equity is plummeting but they continue to talk about path to IPO and how successful it will be. You’re too late if you’re joining now to make any meaningful money off of the equity.
