Deplorable and Reprehensible Management - Avoid at All Costs
Pros
For some people, you don't know how bad it is while you are living it. You work in a nice, new building with a barista and you're so busy with work that you don't see past your laptop.
Cons
Thesis suffers from a complete lack of ethical leadership. The leadership teams consistently demonstrate a shocking level of disrespect toward employees. Decisions are made behind closed SLT and ELT doors, communication is degrading and harsh, and there's zero accountability at the top. Multiple rounds of layoffs were handled with no transparency, empathy, or foresight. People were let go abruptly, often without clear reasoning, while leadership stayed silent and detached, claiming it had nothing to do with finances. The culture is toxic — driven by fear, instability, and mismanagement. The company recently mandated return to office, eliminating all fully-remote workers. One employee decided to move her entire family from across the country only to be laid off. Deplorable. They claim to be a B Corp, but all of the required trainings for employees are far from classifying the company as one. It couldn't be farther from the truth. A telling example: a current SLT member openly refused to communicate with anyone below her direct reports, claiming those employees were “too below her.” That kind of arrogance wasn’t just tolerated — it was normalized and applauded by some ELT members. Leadership made no effort to challenge this behavior or create a collaborative environment. Hiring decisions are equally questionable. The Chief Brand Officer was presumably brought on because he started his own outdoor brand — which eventually went bankrupt. Clearly a strong endorsement of leadership potential. If someone can’t even manage their own business, it’s unclear how they’re qualified to lead an entire department. And to top it off, employees have to pay for their own parking unless they want to walk blocks. Just another example of how little the company is willing to invest in the people keeping it running. Guess all of the pennies went into the new fancy facade. There’s no mission, no values, and no trust. If you're looking for a place where your time and effort will be respected, look elsewhere. The dysfunction here starts at the top and trickles down fast.
