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Great benefits, toxic leadership in engineering

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Rocket Mortgage for 2 years
January 22, 2024
Detroit, MI
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Benefits were great, and pay was competitive.

Cons

The ISMs are pretty decent as far as guidelines go, but the culture Dan Gilbert created is pretty toxic and problematic for a changing workforce.

People would have a problem when I would say “user” when talking about someone using our product, but then had no problems saying things like “gump it” for “dumb it down”, or my favorite—their central tech support is “the guy”. Many of these because they are holding on to Dan's culture.

I really wanted to like working here, I enjoyed my team, but my management chain was all white cis het men, who were just more problematic than the last. Heard many horror stories throughout engineering.

Advice to Management

Listen to your employees; just because something isn't the most popular doesn't mean it shouldn't be looked at. Don't put all the work on Trina Scott to save yourselves.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
1.0

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