I chose to work here based on Glassdoor saying RQ had a 4.8 rating-as I type this now they are down to 3.8, surely headed lower and lower if they don’t get their act together. Read on to why this is the case.
Recruiters and Training team are flat out lying about the culture and they know it. Do not know how they convince themselves to come in to work day after day knowing the propaganda they are spreading is just that, propaganda.
CEO is exactly what RQ preaches they do not want at the company, a “show dog.” I have never met or worked for someone so in awe and in love with themselves. This feeling has seemed to permeate through most of the Executive team at this point and does not create a successful environment. Most meeting are just the exec team telling us how amazing they are and we should all feel lucky to be in the same room.
You are told “At Team RQ, we want you to be open and honest.” If you do accept a job here do not fall for this. As soon as you challenge anything you are black listed (saw one person who I was told to look up to as a great employee during my interview process, slightly challenge Executive team during a company meeting and they were let go a few days later).
If you are an experienced professional used to working for sane, well adjusted, normal adults, you will not fit in (this has nothing to do with RQ having a lot of younger employees-for the most part these younger employees are great). This has everything to do with immature, paranoid, and inexperienced leaders who try and lead by intimidation, guilt, and fear (again this is the exact opposite of what I was told the leadership acted like here during interview/on-boarding).
You’ll see the sentiment “if you don’t work hard play hard you won’t like it at ReliaQuest and may want to look elsewhere” in many of the 5 star reviews on Glassdoor. This is used by those still in the honeymoon phase (as within first few weeks you are strongly asked to write a review before you realize the truth), those who may actually be brainwashed by the propaganda, or those who this may be their first corporate job and simply do not know that you are actually allowed to work and still have a personal life. Whether you leave, get let go, criticize a leader and get black listed, the first thing those around you are told is “they didn’t work hard play hard. In reality rarely is that actually the case. The real story is most people after a few months realize they were lied to during the interview and recruiting process, they are not valued by the executive team, see it is a toxic environment, and start looking to move on ASAP.
This company really made me question how these magazines determine “Best Places to Work,” as RQ has garnered a few of these accolades. I will no longer put any stake in those that put RQ on this list as it is about as far from a “best place” to work as I have seen.
If you truly have a passion for cyber security and what RQ is doing I would follow that passion at a competitor.
