Wayfair reviews

Within the engineering teams I was apart of there was little work to be done to set oneself apart (despite everything being on fire) - and everyone was trying to get ahead career wise. This lead to a pretty cutthroat and toxic atmosphere - I would advise a new hire to try and figure out who in the organization was going to succeed politically and attach themselves to them. No one can really actually perform well, so its about who you know.

Manager changes are quite common and considered an aspect of the Wayfair culture you should accept. I don't recommend Wayfair to someone looking for stability or to someone who is risk-averse. You have to be comfortable with lots of change to your career. Performance reviews, while called a "360 review" are heavily manager-dependent. This is not uncommon from other companies, but it's important to consider as Wayfair uniquely has tons of manager changes which can really change how your outlook and potential is viewed over time. You will be rewarded for adaptability, being able to adapt to many different styles. If you're very adaptable and can work with many different manager styles, then Wayfair might be a great fit for you. If you hear a promise in your recruiting calls about your role and what it will be, proceed forward with the expectation that there will be a change to your role in a few months. It won't be a change in pay, but may be a change in priorities, vision, manager, org, scope, or duties (all things that heavily influence your career path). Again, not saying this will be necessarily be negative, but more that it may be uncertain.