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Free Lunch, but at What Cost?

Staff Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Checkout.com for 4 years
June 15, 2024
London, England
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative Outlook
Pros

Free food Office location Chance to work with a few good people if you land in the right team Compensation is slightly above average Sponsors Work Visa Pet friendly

Cons

Leadership loves to boast about high attrition at All Hands—yikes!

Frequent leadership changes and re-orgs leave teams goal-less for quarters on end.

The main task? Cleaning up the mess left by former employees, now with a fancy name—cost optimization.

Promised bonuses to curb attrition? Spoiler: No one was paid the promised amount.

Layoffs happen quietly to avoid making waves.

Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) are a thinly veiled push to get you to quit.

Work-life balance for parents? Not here.

Managers oversee every tiny detail of your workday.

Special software monitors your daily activity, all in the name of "security."

Managers enforce a strict 3-day office policy and report attendance to leadership.

Leaders have the autonomy to ostracize at will.

Rampant discrimination and harassment complaints with little support for foreign employees.

Got a great idea but you are from a different ethnic background? Expect to be sidelined.

Diversity initiatives are just marketing fluff.

Advice to Management

Show the decency to stick with the ship you’re steering. Oh wait, you just got promoted to leadership—convenient timing!

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
2.0
Senior Management
1.0

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