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Great teammates, but leadership is a joke

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Patreon for 2 years
May 10, 2021
1.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Good mission and for the most part, people who work there really believe in it.
  • Decent pay.
  • Generally, great teammates to work with.
Cons
  • Leadership lacks experience and has a total disconnect with the rest of their employees.

  • People who have given a lot of time and energy to the company get thrown out and are completely expendable to the leadership team.

  • Extremely high turnover across all teams.

  • CTO and tech leaders change every year. This company is very product-focused, and engineering is almost an afterthought.

  • Leaders ask for feedback, but it's really not being heard.

  • The company went through two rounds of layoffs for essentially the same reasons, only a year apart.

Advice to Management

Get some people in leadership who are actually willing to reflect on and learn from their past mistakes.

Additional Ratings

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

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