Politics Over Performance - Anonymous employee Sleeping Duck Employee Review

1.0
10 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You’ll get a free mattress… which will probably outlast your job here.

Cons

If you’re thinking of joining, read this first. Seen it happen time and time again here, from IT to Finance to Product. They bring in good people from outside, pick their brains, take the processes they’ve built, then once the “inner circle” reckons they’ve learned enough, they push them out. This mob started about 10 years back like any other startup, learning from others to get the business going. But now they’re run by a tight group of long-term mates and their mates’ mates, who’ve never worked anywhere else including the people who will interview you. They’re insecure about anyone with fresh ideas, and politics runs the place more than performance. If you’re hoping for a fair go and a proper team culture, you won’t find it here.

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5.0
30 Apr 2026
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Pros

- Great hybrid options to support work life balance - Great and supportive culture. Never once felt ridiculed / criticized - Office is very modern with amenities and snacks - Legitimately some of the best employee perks I have seen at any business - Wellbeing days: Effectively 6 extra Annual leave days - Work from anywhere: Able to work from anywhere in the world for 1 month of the year (i.e. when on holiday etc...) - Free mattress and other products - Learning and development budget each year - Discounts for friends and family - Employee referral programs - birthday gifts, anniversary gifts and Christmas gifts

Cons

For me the only thing is that the office isnt close to where I live. Its based on Prahran in the inner south east

2.0
18 Mar 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You might have a good day to day experience if you're in the right team.

Cons

They don't care about their people and the leaders only listen to their mates. These mates have no idea what they are doing and make bad decisions constantly which impacts the rest of the business. Petty politics. Wasting money like crazy while they neglect their core business.

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