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Advancement Based on Favoritism, Not Merit

Quality Assurance Analyst
Current Employee
Has worked at Instacart for 6 years
July 17, 2025
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

WFH

Education Stipend

No other pros.

Cons

No structure. Inexperienced management. Repetitive change in business plans. Superficial inclusion. Obvious exclusion of certain races, ages, and experience levels. Retaliatory senior managers. No job security after 3 layoffs in a 1-year time span.

Advice to Management

Decrease your or remove senior management; managers, leads, and directors are more than enough.

Stop force-feeding AI solutions that are self-taught.

Actually look at the cross-collaborative efforts and evaluate their effectiveness.

Provide tools that are efficient, structured, and TRAIN.

Pay should reflect industry standards for the role's responsibilities—not your internal budget. Calling it 'competitive' when it's not is misleading.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
1.0
Senior Management
1.0

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