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Not Great Anymore - don't be fooled

Engineering Manager
Former Employee
Worked at Patreon for 4 years
July 28, 2020
San Francisco, CA
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

HAD a great culture & employees with tons of passion for the mission Great mission Charismatic CEO & a strong performance/presentation culture

Cons

They still use old employee photos and culture artifacts to lure new employees to a culture that is long gone Ongoing deferral of critical technical work in favor of short-term product features Repeated layoffs of highly trusted employees due to rash decision making and politics Rotating leadership with ever-diminishing empathy & increasing politics over time

Advice to Management

Consider cleaning house amongst the founders rather than repeatedly purging trusted employees after working them close to burnout

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