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Very bad company culture for new grads

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Wayfair for 2 years
July 28, 2017
Boston, Massachusetts
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Nothing good is here except location, Copley.

Cons

For new grads, they created HELL called Wayfair Labs. You are given low-quality work to do in the first 3 months, and demons look over you. They won't miss a single opportunity to blame you. You'll always be in fear because they start kicking you out, even for small mistakes. You are punished for asking your doubts on Slack (communication channel). THE-ONE-WHO-CANNOT-BE-NAMED is king of this hell. He'll smirk at you all times, making you realize you've made a terrible mistake by joining this company. They don't judge you by any software engineering standard. THE-ONE-WHO-CANNOT-BE-NAMED knows how they judge. It is highly advisable for new grads to not join this place. From the engineers I talked to, nobody is happy there. Everyone is under pressure, and your job is hanging by a thread. It's not worth joining such a place; they'll make you feel you are the worst engineer.

Advice to Management
  • Change your hire and fire environment.
  • Remove THE-ONE-CANNOT-BE-NAMED from the position.

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