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Toxic Manager, Good Perks

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Cisco for 2 years
January 15, 2021
Ottawa, Ontario
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

The office was nice and most teammates were helpful and collaborating.

Good perks at the office:

  • Flexible hours
Cons

Entitled manager who thinks that he owns the company.

He was always trying to scare us with layoffs to make us work much harder with no compensation; he used fear instead of support. TOXIC.

Zero regards to human life.

Work was never appreciated, even if we worked 65 hours a week, with zero recognition and raises.

I was treated like I was getting paid 1 million dollars annually, but my salary was even below average. So I don't know why they think they're paying their engineers well. If you calculate it based on 65 hours a week instead of 40 (officially), you get minimum wage. Keep that in mind.

I got another job with better pay, thank God.

Advice to Management

Treat your people like human beings, not machines and slaves.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
2.0
Senior Management
1.0

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