Toxic management - Anonymous employee MongoDB Employee Review

2.0
12 Aug 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

MongoDB used to be an amazing place to work but things have changed significantly in the last year. It used to be that mangers cared not only about the bottom line but also the employees. Employees were encouraged to speak candidly about issues affecting individual teams as well as the company as whole without the fear of retaliation but sadly that is no longer the case

Cons

The Education team is petty and retaliatory and managers are in constant fear for their job and team members are leaving in droves because the environment is toxic. You are not allowed to speak honestly about issues without being labeled as divisive by upper management. As currently constructed the education team is one of the most toxic teams to be part of

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MongoDB Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback; we respect your concerns and take them seriously. It is very important to us to maintain an environment where all employees feel a sense of respect, and that their voices are heard, without any fear of retaliation. We are committed to our company value, “Build Together” and creating and supporting a positive, inclusive, and accepting environment. We encourage all current employees to reach out to their respective People Partner or anyone in their chain of communication to raise concerns and talk through issues to ensure everyone is working in an environment in which they can thrive. If you would be open to sharing more, please get in touch with your People Partner or send an email to jess.katz@mongodb.com.

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