UserTesting reviews about "layoff"

Do not consider working here — not even as a last resort. The environment is toxic, and everyone is in survival mode. Sales leadership is a mix of inexperience, ego, and delusion. There’s no real strategy — just chaotic reactions and empty slogans. Don’t count on earning commission; the comp plan is one of the worst I’ve encountered, designed more to protect the company than reward the team. Morale is at rock bottom. Collaboration is nonexistent — it’s every person for themselves. After multiple rounds of layoffs, the few who remain are just going through the motions. It wasn’t always like this. Pre-merger, the culture had promise. But once the private equity circus took over, everything went downhill fast.

- it’s chaotic and you’ll be overworked - you’ll be expected to do double but when you ask for career progression it’s non existent so good luck getting promoted - the culture is dead, I used to love working at UT before the new CEO and friends took over - constant layoffs

There has been a lot of layoffs and changes over the past years and a lot of people working worry about if they are next. Consistency in teams and clear career paths being laid out per department would be great.

The company has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs over the years, creating a constant sense of instability. Communication from HR and the executive team has been opaque, and there’s no clear strategy or real innovation taking place. Decisions often seem reactive rather than part of a long-term vision. The shares given during the merger had a "fair market value" of 0 dollars. And they just buy them from you when you leave or got laid off.

- No growth opportunities, but they'll demote your title and then tell you its just semantics - Constant instability and threat of layoffs. - Upper management is not interested in any critical feedback. - Gaslighting. Everything is great and if you don't think its great its your fault. - The CEO spoke on all hands meeting like we were a company of idiots. From what I've heard, that hasn't changed. Also we get it you're rich.

SaaS sales roles are often high pressured but UT is next level in terms of pressures and deluded expectations. The attitude is very one sided in that it’s all ask and very little give to help achieve. The new CEO and exec team put in last summer know nothing about the product or market and look as if they are just boiling it down to its most basic parts to prepare for sale. The business seems to operate in a parallel reality of what leadership say is happening and image they want to project and the reality on the ground. There is a constant hope amongst colleagues that it will get better after.. (e.g. the next big round of layoffs etc) - but it actually just gets perpetually worse. There have been at least 8 large rounds of redundancies in 2 years and the remaining team are burnt out, bewilder and looking for a way out. Leadership is relying on the scarcity of other roles at the moment to use that position of power to squeeze the life and soul out of the what’s left of the culture and the individuals in the team.

Layoffs, lack of clarity from leadership

Leadership often lacks accountability, and major changes across product, personnel, and pricing are frequently implemented without sufficient consideration for customers or employees. Since going public, the company has experienced multiple rounds of layoffs. The culture is heavily sales-driven, with many sales leaders viewing other departments primarily as support functions rather than strategic partners. The influence of private equity ownership is strongly felt, reinforcing short-term priorities over long-term vision.

like every PE's playbook, layoff most people from management, middle management and other functions