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You never know when a mass layoff would happen

Software Engineer II
Former Employee
Worked at Wayfair for 6 years
January 21, 2024
Austin, Texas
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good vacation time. Good perks and great employee discount at wayfair.com. Great engineering teams to work with, not sure if it's still the case.

Cons

Horrible work-life balance.

Huge engineering churn, burning midnight oil to develop products which go nowhere.

Bad product leadership.

You never know when your TDC will shut down.

Any Friday can be a mass layoff day.

Very bad higher leadership.

Advice to Management

Please start by replacing higher leadership, starting with the C-suite. You had good engineers. They could have been more efficient if your product knew what it was doing.

Additional Ratings

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

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