Great people, mediocre product, terrible leadership - Manager Brandwatch Employee Review

2.0
19 Oct 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Unlimited paid time off and sick time Middle managers who are invested and seem to genuinely care about individual's growth

Cons

The CEO completely lacks empathy and vision. He constantly talks about the economy being at an all time low, but at the same time, he brags about his globe-trotting visits to our various offices. When he's in the office, he mostly hides in a conference room and only pops out for what he calls an "informal huddle," which really amounts to a 30-minute monologue before he disappears again. Any hope for upward mobility here is a waste of time. In the last two years, we've seen multiple instances where they promised promotions or raises, only to delay them for almost a year. It's nearly impossible to plan any kind of career progression because the timelines keep shifting. Tools and project management systems we use to help us perform our jobs are a joke. They seem to have gone for the cheapest and most basic options available, which makes them overly complicated and not user-friendly at all. To top it off, the KPIs that determine our bonuses include things as trivial as submitting timesheets on time.

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Pros

Tremendous growth opportunities Positive Culture Supportive Executive Team

Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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