Too many rapid negative changes to company culture including mandatory RTO - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Cockroach Labs

1,0
7 okt 2023
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

Pay is competitive. Benefits are good considering how small the company is.

Minpunten

As of Feb 2023: - Two days in the office per week for employees within a 40 mile radius of an office, with limited exceptions. - Remote hires have stopped happening with limited exceptions. - CEO says the pandemic is over, which is flat out wrong. I personally know three people who have gotten COVID in the last month alone. As of September 2023: - CEO declared that we are "at war" and used some pretty creepy language to describe it. Even included a picture of a battleship in his presentation. - Mandatory 3 days per week in office for employees within 40 miles of an office. - The flex Friday benefit we had, one of the main reasons I joined, is now gone for the engineering department. Seems like upper management doesn't value the 4 day work week anymore, despite the blog post we wrote about it. - CEO openly suggested we start working longer days and weekends in order to achieve the company/his goals. Everything has been turned on its head here. It's like a fever dream. Middle management is full of brown-noses who only wish to toe the company line and support the RTO policy for the sake of "team collaboration" and "team productivity" and "reducing friction". So you throw a bunch of people, only some of whom seem not to work well with each other, into the same room 3 days a week, in hopes that you'll get what, exactly? Commuting wastes time and money. Being away from home makes childcare difficult. RTO policies force employees to make a lot of difficult adjustments in their lives. Remote employees feel edged out, as if they're an afterthought. They're a dead end to the evolution of employees at this company. And they feel stuck, because so many other stupid companies (but not all companies) have this draconian office-first mentality. Tech workers know they can do their job from anywhere. The brief interruptions on zoom meetings are not enough cause to disrupt your employees' work patterns.

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5,0
11 feb 2026
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Pluspunten

-incredibly smart, kind, approachable employees -product is in a space that is more and more interesting with the rise of AI -company genuinely cares to be AI Native and each department has objectives associated with that goal- keeps employee skillsets relevant and keeps employees learning and growing -free in office lunches which is a small, yet enjoyable daily delight - the people here are genuinely happy, there is really interesting work to be done and the company is there to support you. after having worked at several different tech companies in NYC, I can say this one stands out

Minpunten

-create more opportunities of connection amongst the broader team, the people here are awesome and sometimes difficult to meet people that aren't on your team or direct cross functional partners

3,0
15 mei 2026
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Pluspunten

Good work life balance. Generally friendly people. Solid initial pay, though don't expect any raises. Good benefits.

Minpunten

Became extremely political after prior leadership transitions. Flatness of the company structure completely dissipated. Management plays favorites. Very Machiavellian now - management will cut employees at a moments notice. Culture has totally shifted, though still some residual positivity from those still left prior to the leadership change. No internal opportunities for growth, no internal pay raises. People will take credit for your work to make themselves look better.

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