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Bias review and managers are not aligned

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Wayfair for 2 years
August 26, 2020
Boston, Massachusetts
2.0
Pros

Good pay compared to other companies at the same level.

Cons

Employee reviews are fully biased depending on who you report to. Evaluations are not fair in most cases. If you stay more than a year, you will need to meet L2 expectations in order to get L1s met in the review.

They will remember only mistakes and forget good things in the review.

Management is not aligned at all. However, managers feel they are fully aligned across the board.

People may get fired if they ask more questions; however, management will say they are encouraging to ask questions.

People quit their jobs within 1-2 years on average.

There is very little guidance for new hires, and they are often thrown into a project that no one on the team knows much about.

No announcements for team member promotions.

People, especially managers, often say, "You are L2 or L3 and you should do this or that." This basically discourages people from working.

I got random reviews of 1, 2, 3, 4 for four items, which were 4, 3, 3, 3 in the prior review. My expectation was 3, 2, 2, 2 with promotion. A biased review forced me to find a job in a much better company.

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