A House of Cards: Don‘t bother working there - Anonymous employee Smallpdf Employee Review

- Layoffs are quite frequent. 20+ employees in Nov 2023, CEO, CTO and VP Marketing were let go in Feb 2023 and a week later another 20+ employees were laid off from Barcelona, Belgrade & Zurich. - Rehiring layed off positions just 1 month later on linkedin. Smallpdf must have realized that vital positions were cut off, which is quite embarrassing to watch and even more disrespectful to the previous employees holding the position. - Fake transparent culture. Managers pretend to be on your side by listening to your feedback and concerns and „try“ to push for your personal growth. Just wait until there is a performance review and they will use everything you’ve said against you and suddenly label you as an „underperformer“ - Most chaotic OKR system with no long term strategy. None of the goals are aligned. The management goes by a „fail forward“ mentality and push for unreasonable short term goals. If you fail your OKR you can expect to be out on PIP or even fired on a whim. - The company was never reliant on investors which was amazing but in order to sell the company they started whipping their employees to push for quantity instead of quality. The product is in dire need of improvement but it is never seen as a priority. - Toxic HR: They are trying to keep appearances by downplaying the gravity of the frequent layoff situation. They treat you with the upmost disrespect once you are laid off. They have the gall to reply to glassdoor reviews by telling „they are following the layoff trend“.