A bit of a bait and switch - Engineering Lead Tendable Employee Review

2.0
1 Jul 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The team I managed was full of smart engineers who were all willing to learn and use their knowledge and skills not only to build a great product, but also to make sure the codebase was maintainable. I worked with some really talented and dedicated people across the whole org.

Cons

Unfortunately despite requesting reasonable adjustments for my autism, like clear expectations, these were not put in place. The expectations were very often communicated as negative (not constructive) feedback, and it felt as if part of my job was to guess what my boss expected of me. Despite the organisation claiming they were agile the engineers were still expected to analyse and fully design almost every single piece of work upfront. Engineers were being given unclear directions, but this was excused by claiming they should be able to deal with ambiguity, however the ambiguity was manufactured rather than representative of the actual business and/or engineering complexity.

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1.0
28 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay was decent, some employees were nice.

Cons

Lots of politics, emotional stress and back-stabbing.

1.0
17 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Reasonably well paid with decent technology

Cons

Run by a man who doesn't really know how to appreciate those who are working for him. He has an inclination to micro manage all managers. You never quite know where you stand with him

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