Emurgo Reviews

Awful management. CEO makes eery decision, right down to what toilet paper to buy. He lucked out in Crypto, but can't run a company. They had an American CMO for a couple of years, who turned around the messaging, but the COO and CEO wouldn't listen. work anywhere else. 75 hours/week work

If I speak, I am in big big trouble… but I’ll speak anyway. The company is, at present, a full-blown clown show, steered by a neurotic and deeply insecure CEO who confuses control with competence. Meetings are less about decision-making and more about performance art, complete with staged “votes” for transparency. In reality, outcomes are quietly prearranged through private lobbying sessions with senior managers to ensure a façade of unity. The senior leadership team publicly supports him, though much of it is driven by fear of unemployment in a relatively weak Web3 job market rather than genuine belief. Many have simply accepted that survival here means playing along, trading independence and integrity for a steady paycheck. Despite years of existence, the company has achieved virtually nothing of substance since inception, a trend that shows no sign of changing under the current regime. Progress is measured not in milestones, but in how convincingly people can nod along during meetings. On the bright side, compensation is decent and competitive, which explains why many of the best actors stay in character. If you thrive in environments where politics outrank performance and perception is everything, you might even enjoy it. For everyone else, consider this a cautionary tale in corporate theatre. The company has transitioned from a hybrid, remote-first setup to a rigid five-day office workweek, complete with a clock-in system that demands you be at your desk and working by 9:00 a.m. sharp. Even a few minutes of delay can result in reprimand. It’s a backward, almost absurd policy for a supposedly global Web3 organization, revealing more about the leadership’s insecurity and obsession with control than any genuine operational need. Autonomy and trust have been replaced with surveillance and rigidity , a perfect metaphor for the broader culture of the company.