Great Australian team, but toxic leadership ruins experience - Software Engineering Assistant Developer Flybuys Employee Review

1.0
8 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There is a stark contrast in how different teams operate here. The Australian employees and leadership are fantastic—they are professional, non-toxic, and delegate tasks fairly based on your actual profession and skill set. Working with them was the only positive aspect of my time here.

Cons

Unfortunately, a specific faction of the leadership team creates an incredibly toxic and draining environment. The disparity in management styles is jarring and creates a culture of severe anxiety for those lower on the corporate ladder. Specific issues include: Unprofessional Conduct: Certain leaders will actively belittle you in team meetings and use public humiliation as a management tactic, making employees a laughing stock. Hostile 1-on-1s: The mockery doesn't stop in public; it continues behind closed doors during 1-on-1 meetings. Weaponized Workloads: While the Australian team sets you up for success, other managers will intentionally assign impossibly hard or irrelevant tasks specifically designed to force you out of the company. Skewed Ratings: I highly recommend taking the 4- and 5-star reviews with a heavy grain of salt, as there is a strong internal push to compensate or incentivize positive feedback to cover up the reality of the turnover.

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Cons

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Pros

Some smart individual contributors and a backing from the parent company

Cons

Anna Lee is the most terrible CEO I've personally worked with and the 29% approval rate she has on Glassdoor is generous. She spends more time promoting herself and self promotion is all she's good at. Beneath all the executive profiling she does, there is no competency whatsoever. Not even in Finance which is supposedly her background. She is so in love with herself that she really needs a reality check as this behaviour is bringing the company down. Everyday she's at the helm of this business, the worst it gets. It is very sad as there are some smart people who never get promoted and the business is one that was once a very well structured and great business.

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