The worst company I've ever worked for, period - Anonymous employee Catalina Employee Review

1.0
6 Nov 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Pay is decent - Most of the day to day people I worked with were nice - Unlimited vacation (don't get excited, they changed this policy so when they started axing people they didn't have to pay out vacation to them - real slick, eh?)

Cons

- Leadership is a complete joke, they change their minds on a daily basis and have little to no idea what people on the ground are actually doing or how their decisions create double or even triple the work - The company is slashing benefits, offices, employees, you name it - This company is far behind it's competitors in terms of technology, innovation, and it's ability to scale or even execute - Catalina is in financial trouble, with a major loan being called in next year and no way to pay it - It's panic across the board, people frantically running around looking to sign clients and close deals to inject cash into a company that's dying - No ability to successfully roll out digital or clearly define their digital strategy - I'll repeat this.. they are light years behind competition like Quotient, IRI, Nielsen, etc in terms of platform, innovation, tech, ecommerce, AI - Every CEO lasted about 1.5 years, over the course of ten years... enough said

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5.0
27 Jan 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
2 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Fully remote, great work life balance, unlimited PTO (that management encourages you to use), down to earth staff (we all know we’re not saving lives here). There’s a reason people leave and come back all the time. Many employees have been here 10+ years. There is encouragement to move departments if you’d like (not so much internationally). Pay is decent but you can absolutely make more elsewhere. They provide a decent severance package if (when) you get laid off.

Cons

Culture has plummeted in the last 5 years and NOT due to Covid/remote work. Leadership completely gave up on DEI, frequent layoffs. It’s a decent place to be if you survive layoffs but it feels like musical chairs waiting for your turn. I’ve seen people who’ve worked here as long as I’ve been alive get let go right before Christmas. Your manager and seller(s) make or break your experience as an AM (previously customer success manager). Bad manager = no career progression, no advocate for raises/promotions, no direct support. Bad seller = no work life balance, inter-office conflict, negative reviews from seller will impact your annual review.

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