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Bad Culture / Overworked / Under-appreciated

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Revolut for 2 years
January 30, 2019
London, England
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

You get a free metal card as an employee, free drinks in the fridge, and Thirsty Thursday. However, this is standard with most startups nowadays, so nothing really unique.

Cons

This is not the place if you value your mental health or work/life balance. You get told the company culture is to work 12 hours a day for 7 days, which the CEO constantly says in all his interviews. Which is understandable if you were one of the first employees with lots of stock options to join; however, to expect someone to work 84 hours a week for the same salary as you can make at Google or Facebook doesn't make sense.

Employees get spoken to like crap. The CEO sends out an email threatening employees with being fired if they don't meet their targets every 3-6 months, which is always nice to know your CEO doesn't care.

We've had 5 different people do the role of Head of People in 18 months. No one sticks around as the CEO gets rid of them.

I'll be leaving as soon as I find a better company and more competent senior management.

Advice to Management

Have you ever wondered why you have such a high turnover of employees?

The answer is you treat them like crap for the same money as you could get at another company, and yet you think they should feel privileged to work for you.

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