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Chaos, Cult, And Free Snacks

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Ripple for 2 years
February 15, 2016
San Francisco, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Snacks. Beer. Little to no supervision.

Cons

No guidance from the top or middle management. Complete and utter chaos on the direction of the company and, therefore, its projects.

Ready to spend six months working on something only for it to get canceled the day before launch? It happens to everybody. Here, it will happen constantly, leaving you feeling like you just wasted a year of your life.

Don't complain about it, because then you'll get fired for not being "perky" enough. It feels like a gross cult, with those who have not drunk the Kool-Aid skulking around like outcasts, meeting in secret to complain to each other.

Never saw anybody get promoted. The inner circle here is a tight-knit little club. Promotions are in title only and totally meaningless.

Insisting you have a great culture and that everybody has to focus on it is very different from actually having one. A great culture is organic. Yours is forced.

Advice to Management

Decide what you are doing.

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