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Don't believe the hype – culture has taken a nosedive

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Intuit for 4 years
October 23, 2024
Bengaluru, Karnataka
2.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Stocks are still pretty good.

General pay, especially if you're a lateral hire, is well above market standards.

The interview process is unique and very nice, although you will mostly get incompetent interviewers.

Cons

Internal politics and way too much importance on 'image' for GTPW rankings.

Work culture is atrocious to say the least.

Open bias and favoritism is rampant, with zero fear of consequences. There isn't really any reverse feedback collected for managers (there is a pulse survey, but it's largely inconsequential).

Work in the India location is mostly pedantic and throwaway work that American teams don't want to do. The leadership there is a lot more bullish and actually fights and succeeds in getting work for the team.

Here, the leadership lacks any kind of spine, right down from the director.

Indian middle managers here are mostly either petty, small-minded, or downright incompetent.

Since there is a lack of good work here, managers depend on factors like diversity numbers to stay relevant. This, in turn, leads to alarming levels of bias and favoritism. Staff engineers are repeatedly asked not to downrate certain hires but to pick somebody else instead.

Advice to Management

Review the decisions of activities by IDC managers, and give HR actual authority and power instead of being PR mouthpieces for leadership.

Additional Ratings

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

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