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1.5 Stars | Structural mess but fun to be at

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Fastly for less than 1 year
June 28, 2016
San Francisco, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral Outlook
Pros

Inspiring product. The "culture" can be fun and there are all the regular startup perks.It is exciting and Karaoke is a sport here and people play it well. There are tequila tastings even though they might not be fully work appropriate.

Cons

Management is a mess and as more people join it seems to get worse.

Across organizations high performing people get undermined or demeaned and the choice of who is promoted is confounding.

My management has a massive temper and is uncommunicative even in direct inquiries.

When in person my manager has a tendency to lash out including anger and yelling.

In my situation my direct management is pretty offensive both in how he treats other people and how he treats me.

If you are looking for good working relationships or to have an impact and you are not already buddy buddy with someone at Fastly I would think hard before joining.

Advice to Management

These sections usually start with listening to someone. Yeah, that is a good thing.

I would say consider firing managers that are known bad actors. You have some good people that don't go to karaoke or who are not caustic.

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