Would not recommend based on experience; hopefully things have turned around - Not Comfortable Saying Traba Employee Review

1.0
26 Oct 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Got to work with some pretty smart people (before most of them quit or got fired in waves over a few months)

Cons

Experienced a lot of odd behavior during my time at Traba. At the end of the day, it was not a good fit for several reasons. - Leadership was not forthright during the interview process about the job description and responsibilities (realized this after joining, which felt like getting swindled) - Toxic behavior was praised and rewarded (promotions reserved for people who actively talk over others, who systematically put people down, and who make jokes about taking credit for others' work) - The "we love to grind" and "we're the only people left in this entire world who love to grind" attitude is incredibly naive and not an effective mechanism to grow an organization (beyond the frat boys it currently employs) - The CEO seems to only care about his relationship with investors. He knew very little about the product during my time at the company. This was alarming. - Worst of all, the way that workers were talked about was inappropriate, and this was not at all checked or curbed by leadership. Naturally, light-industrial temp workers are going to be a more vulnerable population, and there was no respect for that dynamic built into the culture at Traba.

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Traba Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We do our best to be upfront with every hire that we work startup hours and are committed to working towards ambitious outcomes. Traba thrives in a meritocratic work environment and we only hire and retain top talent to drive rapid growth and customer satisfaction. We are unapologetic in our high standards and understand that may pose challenges for some, resulting in some people getting laid off due to poor performance.

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Cons

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1.0
27 Apr 2026
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Pros

- High-impact work - Unmatched talent density — Traba is full of top performers who are genuinely some of the smartest, hardest-working people you’ll ever meet

Cons

- The hours are ridiculous (9am–9pm in the office daily) and expectations are high. It’s nearly impossible to maintain a life outside of work, especially if you want to succeed here - Leadership cares way too much about the number of hours you're clocking in the office — it’s bizarre & unproductive - Turnover is insanely high, and they make zero effort to retain top talent, even when the cost of hiring and training replacements should justify it — the product + business model are unnecessarily complicated & require a good amount of time to learn. Yet the company doesn’t invest enough in properly ramping up new hires to set them up for success. As a result, employees are often let go prematurely (also, arbitrarily) before they’ve had a fair chance to ramp up & prove themselves. - They also have no problem letting people go who've pretty much poured their entire lives to this company — people who’ve dedicated 60+ hours of their time & energy to this failing business week over week - Overall, the level of sacrifice required to work here is not normal & it’s hard to justify considering how low the pay is

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