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Talented Team, Bad Management

Software Engineer - AI
Current Employee
Has worked at Asana for 4 years
May 25, 2025
San Francisco, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Some genuinely talented individuals.

Occasional exposure to interesting challenges.

Cons

EM is so focused on self-promotion, maximizing his own visibility, and being loud that he doesn't care about any work for the long-term success of the product at all. It's all about giving him what he can sell or use to ingratiate himself to upper management. Skip and higher leadership are too "nice" or "naive" to look past this.

Advice to Management

A line manager is a critical role. Putting someone in this role who doesn't embody Asana's values deep down is turning Asana into a different company than it was years ago.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
2.0

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