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Hostile Culture, Burned Out Engineers

Software Engineering Manager
Current Employee
Has worked at Flexport for 1 year
November 23, 2023
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

I can’t think of any.

Cons

Decisions are top down, and the deadlines are never based on engineering input. Everyone is treated as hostile.

I wasn’t at Flexport long, but I witnessed multiple instances of people getting yelled at and belittled in meetings.

Compensation is low, and equity is a joke. They will inflate their own valuation and try to make it seem reasonable.

Everybody I worked with seemed burned out and unhappy. Good engineers who can find other work are leaving in droves.

I was regularly the only woman in 25+ person meetings.

I saw another manager get yelled at until he agreed to put his entire engineering team on 24-hour availability indefinitely, after they had already been in the office until 2 AM the day before.

Advice to Management

Maybe remove all execs and start again.

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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