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Toxic culture & no mutual respect

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Rippling for 2 years
December 2, 2025
Bengaluru
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Base compensation is good, but most of the other variable compensation doesn't get paid out. They'll find reasons to pull your ratings down so that you don't get the variable comp

Cons
  • Toxic work culture. Managers ask people to be in the office at odd hours. They are no empathetic enough. They want reportees to be in the office based on the time they come to the office.

  • Every miss / negative comment is documented, while appreciation is rare.

  • Show off culture. If you show that you're working without actually delivering things, then you get promoted. High performers often quit because they're not into office politics.

  • Colleagues try to pull you down so that they can climb up the ladder.

  • No one wants to build relations here. Communications are very transactional and mostly negative.

  • No planning or sense of direction. Its such a simple product but so many bugs in it because there's no engineering lead that sticks around to see things end to end.

  • Slack is mostly filled with negative messages

Advice to Management

Create a better culture. Aim for perfection rather than speed. Hire proper managers who treat reportees as humans rather than resources.

Additional Ratings

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

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