Pros
some people are cool, nothing else
Cons
It’s easy to get drawn in by the company’s online presence. They’ve done a good job creating a polished narrative across LinkedIn and social media, amplified by investors and familiar influencer voices. But peel back the curtain, and the reality is far less glamorous.There's a certain VC investor who the CEO doesn't appear publicly without and that investor (who tbh is the one thing that lends this company any credibility) has to be too smart to know there is nothing real here. They dangle a next fund raise in front of recruits but it is actually nowhere in sight.
At its core, this is a staffing agency with a tech veneer. The platform has fundamental issues and often doesn’t deliver on what’s promised to clients. As a result, customer churn is a major problem. Much of the team’s time is spent cold-calling workers, desperately trying to get them to show up for shifts — not exactly the innovative experience you'd expect.
Despite the branding, the internal culture is deeply unsustainable. The glorification of 12+ hour workdays is worn as a badge of honor, but it's out of touch with what most modern, high-performing startups value: balance, creativity, and long-term sustainability. Good luck asking for any time off.
They win deals, then scramble to fill roles through sites like Indeed. There’s little investment in career development or retention, and turnover is high for a reason. If you take a moment to look at employee tenure on LinkedIn or speak with former team members, you’ll notice a clear pattern.
It’s also worth mentioning: the budget for travel, food, and lodging is incredibly tight, bordering on unreasonable. And yes — employees are regularly encouraged to leave glowing reviews, so take the positive ones with a grain of salt. The negative ones? Far more reflective of actual experience.
There are some genuinely talented individuals here, which makes it even more frustrating to see their skills underutilized or burned out. This is nothing special, it’s all smoke and mirrors.
The company has become a cautionary tale within recruiting circles, among investors, and across the broader startup ecosystem — more of a warning than a success story.
(looking forward to the Traba account responding to this with some nonsense about how not everyone is cut out for a generational rocket ship and more nonsense about the 1% and the other buzz words they use to make it seem like they're up to something special blah blah blah)
