Great technology, bad leadership - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Abnormal AI

2,0
28 jun 2023
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

The technology is awesome and does great things. There are some awesome people who work there.

Minpunten

Nothing that hasn't already been said. They over hired in sales and instead of leadership taking ownership they cut or push out sales reps. Favoritism and micromanagement run rampant in the organization, everyone knows it but they turn a blind eye or in some cases encourage it. Sales leadership needs a complete overhaul otherwise, great people will continue to leave. Great tech being destroyed by bad leadership who seem only to care about appeasing investors and being the "fastest growing technology company" no matter the cost. That is why products are being released half baked and "hit the number at all cost" is the motto. They need to make changes quick before a great company is completely lost.

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Thanks so much for leaving an honest review—we truly value your feedback. We’re committed to creating an environment where our employees can thrive, and we know that can’t happen without effective, well-trained managers and leaders to guide them. We are working hard to create a manager enablement program that addresses these issues.

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5,0
19 jun 2026
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

Great work environment and smart people

Minpunten

None at this time - great work

5,0
15 jun 2026
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Pluspunten

- High level of ownership: the eng team runs pretty lean considering the size and scale of the company, which means that there is never a lack of scope for you to own. I don't think my teams have ever worked on something that wasn't impactful and meaningful for the company. - Strong teammates: a side effect of high ownership is the hiring of strong individuals who feel a strong sense of pride in their craft and what they work on. What you get is a group of driven and sharp engineers - Leadership visibility = more opportunities for growth: the company places a strong focus on rewarding high performers with more opportunities for growth. Regular internal talent reviews mean that we're always asking how we can put strong engineers in positions to continue growing and building their skills to succeed in their role - AI enablement: Abnormal is investing heavily in its employees and how we can use AI more. It's not just a "use more AI mandate", but rather intentional ways to enable the team and deliver tangible impact through AI usage.

Minpunten

- Running lean can be a double-edged sword: sometimes that can mean more work that needs to be done than the bandwidth available to do it. Creates difficult prioritization exercises and careful tradeoff considerations - Slow payment of tech debt: one of the side effects of moving quickly (especially in the earlier years of the company) is the accumulation of tech debt. I think teams are given a good amount of leeway to help pay this down, but sometimes falls in the priority ladder when we need to build something new to match a competitor

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