Too many to list, some of the highlights.
-Management is completely two faced. DEI is championed but little is actually done within the company to address weird levels of discrimination. Personally, I felt belittled multiple times by my direct manager and I know that is not an isolated incidence. There was also a huge amount of pushback to contributor level employees voicing their opinions about social issues internally. For as much as the company wants to champion the DEI space, silencing anyone who calls you out or blackballing them doesn’t exactly seem equitable or inclusive.
-Career growth is stagnant unless you are buddies with a higher up. Loud voices are rewarded regardless of experience or competence and conversely quieter people are told they need to improve or “fix” their quietness. People are promoted with zero thought and suppressed from promotion with little regard. Director level and above rise at an astounding rate, then cast aspersions on contributors who want to be promoted. At multiple times people had to have another job offer in hand for Thesis to even consider promoting them.
-Benefits and pay are laughable. Market rates are masked by pay bands and the scale of the pay is miniscule. Money is also a sore subject to broach with any leadership and will be met with stonewalling or outright hostility.The core leadership has also given themselves multiple promotions (and I’m assuming pay increases) throughout the pandemic boom, constantly bragging about how well Thesis did financially, but absolutely refused to revisit the pay bands or provide profit sharing for the people on the ground doing the work.
