Potential for great tech but inexperienced leadership - werkgeversreview Anonymous - Former Employee bij RED 6

great people lots of employee appreciation quick promotions

lack of structure / oversight in certain positions.

Benefits come with free health insurance, which is hard to come by in this industry.

They did a massive hiring push last fall, only to lose 1/3 of the company to firings and attrition by end of Q1, and the a massive layoff mid Q2. It’s a microcosm example of poor planning and management. The way this company is run is the epitome of “do it fast, and cut any corners necessary to do so.” The drama culture makes the technical challenge untenable. People are bullied by leadership, have their private matters gossiped throughout the entire company, and the values system is used as a “rules for thee.” If someone does anything the CEO doesn’t personally agree with, they are made to performatively present at an All-Hands on how they align with a company value, the they’re usually fired anyway. Leadership pushes people to engage and ask questions, then those people are fired for doing just that when they bring sound engineering perspectives. It’s an overall “hire fast, fire faster” mindset, and is leading to a rapid negative trend.