New management worse than the old - Software Engineer Canoo Employee Review

1.0
18 Feb 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Ulrich was a great leader before the merger changed his role.

Cons

Extremely low compensation. Little to no RSUs. No bonus. No refresher. Terrible work life balance. Executive team has no idea what they are doing. No opportunities for advancement. No perks. Totally dysfunctional engineering process. Mandatory 12 hour days and weekends. Lack of product vision. Lack of resources. Absurd requests with impossible deadlines. Toxic culture. Employees crushed by workload. It is not uncommon to hear people crying in meeting rooms. One employee was so overworked that he had a stroke. Middle managers will manipulate and lie to you in tactical ways while attempting to micro manage your day to day. Go anywhere else but here.

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5.0
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Pros

Competitive Salary, Fast paced workplace

Cons

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3.0
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It was exciting technology to develop.

Cons

The company was not able to acquire sufficient funding as it moved to mass production.

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