Dec 13, 2023
SharkNinja reviews
2.7
30% would recommend to a friend
Mark Barrocas
37% approve of CEO
47% positive business outlook
SharkNinja has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 674 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The SharkNinja employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).
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1.0
Dec 1, 2023
Absolute trash. Do not join this place
Former employee, more than 8 years
Needham, MA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
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This is by far the worst place that I have worked in. I am going to break this review to provide a complete understanding of the culture Leadership: Every person is a director, Sr director, VP and SVP. They do not hold worthy of these positions and are very inexperienced. There is no form of qualities that indicate leadership in these people. The organization is shuffled every 2 months. Employees are confused and unaware of whom they report to on a monthly basis. Technical acumen: The engineering process of development is not standard. The concepts are not backed by physics or any form of simulations to indicate it would be a feasible product. The prototypes are designed by the China teams, it is tested in China and then shipped to the US to engineers for the final “nod” . If you are someone who truly wants to apply engineering principles and be ecstatic about your contribution, this is not the place for you. If you are the person who would like a place to squat, have long meetings and hours and just tell people what to do without diving into the details or learning this is the perfect place for you. You are also in for a promotion for being a privileged corporate idiot. Career: Managers do not have 1 on 1’s with you. They do not care for your ambitions or development primarily because they are people with no power or experience promoted to their places too early. Zero mid level management ( Everyone is a non technical VP with engineering reports). It is a disaster. You will be promoted fairly quickly if you can suck up to the “major” people. Talent and merit plays no role here Infrastructure and benefits : the infrastructure and benefits are comparable to the Industry. The main strategy is to recruit college kids and pay them above market standard of an entry level engineer. Keep them around for a couple of years to do ground work and no form of engineering till they finally get burned out and decide to leave. Average cost to company for their total tenure comes down below market standards. It’s a great strategy for the company but horrible for a professional. Your skills will be non transferable and you will end up starting from the bottom of the chain in an alternate company. The only thing you will gain from here is weight from all the stress and multiple scarring experiences Vacation: Standard PTO and sick days. You will be working 15 hours a day. You ll need it if you are working here Product : horrible. Breaks down all the time since there is no actual engineering being applied Work- Life Balance : Zero, Calls with China teams start at 7 am and then you have meetings all the way until 5 pm. Then you will have calls from 8-11 pm. This is encouraged and you will need to attend it if you have to stay updated and be on top of things. If you value your mental health and want to work with intelligent people and do meaningful work this is NOT the place for you. If you re thinking whether to join,here is some advice: it’s not worth it. Run champ Run Ranking from bad to worst teams to work in SharkNinja. 1. Ninja Teams 2. Shark corded and cordless Vacuum teams 3. Robots teams
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Only cons. Nothing great to say
1.0
Dec 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Office is nice. Pay is on par with industry, but not if you factor in the extra hours expected to be worked consistently.
Cons
• Red Flags from the first two weeks. Orientation including statements like at Shark Ninja you have to "grow thick skin”, “maniacally” attack problems head on, and keep going even if it’s not perfect, then get berated for inaccuracies. If you read through their success drivers, it’s very clear that they will work you to the bone as a minimum expectation. If you are paying attention in orientation you will understand just how manipulative their presentations are. • The CEO mentioned in a townhall that what keeps him up at night is staff, meaning having enough good people to run the business, but his success drivers have created a disgusting culture of disrespect and constant unattainable expectations. They are deeply passionate about their entrepreneurial spirit and “hustle” yet never celebrate wins. • Middle management are constantly trying to appease the ever-changing moods of the c-suite executives, and do not advocate for their employees. When you refuse to start work at 5:30 in the morning you are met with the perception that you can’t handle the “fast-paced” environment. Fast-Paced environment really means inappropriate work hours or load. Advocating for yourself is not respected. • No one trusts anyone at this company, because its full of people who want to get ahead no matter the circumstances. • There is no relationship building because no one has the time or desire to communicate with each other in a clear and decent manner. Yet when you discuss these concerns about working to improve communication, you are met with a “don’t take it personal” instead of a constructive discussion or plan to solve the issues. • As a new employee there is zero training. If you get lucky someone will help you. Otherwise its figure out our “lingo” or get out, because no one wants to waste their time on newcomers. You will never be set up for success. • This place is terrible, I could tell from the very beginning. There are numerous reported incidences of people having mental break downs, and law suits due to the working conditions, unmeetable expectations, and retaliation. The worst part about this is that there is no efforts to improve any of these known issues deeply culturally ingrained issues. They are very aware of the problems and continue to fuel a deeply unhealthy environment of sink or sink at the direction of the trolls in the C suite.
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