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Terrible upper management. Anyone good will leave

Software Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Chewy for 4 years
August 20, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Unlimited time off. Managers I've had respected this.

Cool dog park in the office. Nice office generally.

Cons

Terrible upper management. Incompetent and nepotistic at best, malicious at worst.

At worst, blatant favoritism and open threats to your job if you don't bend the knee. If you get a good manager, they either can't stand it and leave, burn out and leave, or are let go. So you will eventually end up with a bad manager.

Advice to Management

The worst managers already know the harm they're doing and are proud of it, so no advice is going to help them.

Management in general should value their current employees more and try to reduce churn. They should remember that the people most likely to leave are the most qualified people on their team, and encouraging churn is just going to make their teams weaker.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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