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Some good, plenty bad

Android Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Toast for less than 1 year
June 14, 2023
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Great mentoring program. Learning stipend. Many good processes. Groups for career level.

Cons

Very backwards technology-wise to support very old devices. Bad programming practices are encouraged if they may save memory.

Onboarding was a huge mess with weeks of videos and training. Much wasn't even relevant to your role.

Engineers are expected to cover multiple areas, such as web and mobile. Way too much to work on, with teams having multiple major projects.

Stressed out coworkers. People would frequently work weekends and days off. People were often trying to look good themselves, instead of trying to help coworkers learn and improve.

Told to go to HR over any conflict or offense taken. (Actual Policy)

You are responsible for the impact of your words. (Actual Policy)

This can easily be weaponized against people you don't like.

HR is extremely unprofessional and prone to making racist comments to employees while covering up actual discrimination. People are afraid of speaking up and letting people know things about them for fear of discrimination.

All voices is run by HR and you can probably guess how well they investigate their own people.

Advice to Management

Get rid of the ideologues in HR. They are a huge liability.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
3.0

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