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      Toxic, Backstabbing, Non Transparent, Micromanagement are the new values - Software Engineer Abnormal AI Employee Review

      1.0
      Mar 24, 2023
      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The ICs that keep the company operating, systems running, making sure customers are happy.

      Cons

      As many other reviews also have brought up: 1. Micromanaging CTO that is unable to take any feedback well, yet has to make every final decision due to all eng/product/design rolling under him. Leading to missed horizontal communications between teams, misalignments, thrash in development speed but yet it's the ICs that are scapegoats and managed out/fired because CTO reports are all yes men. 2. Culture has changed for the worse, company values non existent. Employees are always worried about company health, runway, given all the mixed messages and actions from senior leadership teams. 3. For engineers: We run into production issues frequently because of how our tech stack is built and running into scaling issues or some times frankly lack of code review rigor to "get it done". Previously we hire experienced engineers that wanted to improve the platform, but they all either quit or managed out due to conflict with our CTO for something so trivial where because he doesn't have Golang experience, he enforced the team to use Django/Python and then forced out the tech lead for questioning why. 4. Email Product is good, but the market is slowly catching up and also have similar solutions. Sadly company strategy keeps pivoting and trying to develop reactive/half baked features that then add to the tech debt over time. 5. Work life balance is terrible, lack of empathy from senior leadership, subjective performance reviews and last minute changes in bonus calculation formula etc... 6. Layoffs could've been done better, instead of saying at all hands the company is doing well, customers love us, and then the next week laying off people.

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      Abnormal AI Response
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      Thanks so much for leaving an honest review—we truly value your feedback. We are working hard to create a manager enablement program that addresses these issues. We’re committed to creating an environment where our employees can thrive, and we know that can’t happen without effective, well-trained managers to guide them. We’re sorry we didn’t get it right by you. We understand that being in a reactive state is never the ideal. The downturn in the economy has impacted many organizations, including Abnormal. As a result, we’ve made some incredibly difficult decisions in order to consolidate functions for greater efficiency and match our team structure to changing business needs. Moving forward, we are narrowing our focus in order to strengthen our strategy and build for durability so that all employees can feel confident both in the future of Abnormal and in their future with the company.

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      5.0
      Jun 26, 2026
      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - People are great - AI forward - Company growing and metrics are very good - Great culture - Onboarding was dope - Room for growth

      Cons

      - Wish they had a match for 401k - Pay increases unclear

      5.0
      Jun 15, 2026
      Engineering manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - High level of ownership: the eng team runs pretty lean considering the size and scale of the company, which means that there is never a lack of scope for you to own. I don't think my teams have ever worked on something that wasn't impactful and meaningful for the company. - Strong teammates: a side effect of high ownership is the hiring of strong individuals who feel a strong sense of pride in their craft and what they work on. What you get is a group of driven and sharp engineers - Leadership visibility = more opportunities for growth: the company places a strong focus on rewarding high performers with more opportunities for growth. Regular internal talent reviews mean that we're always asking how we can put strong engineers in positions to continue growing and building their skills to succeed in their role - AI enablement: Abnormal is investing heavily in its employees and how we can use AI more. It's not just a "use more AI mandate", but rather intentional ways to enable the team and deliver tangible impact through AI usage.

      Cons

      - Running lean can be a double-edged sword: sometimes that can mean more work that needs to be done than the bandwidth available to do it. Creates difficult prioritization exercises and careful tradeoff considerations - Slow payment of tech debt: one of the side effects of moving quickly (especially in the earlier years of the company) is the accumulation of tech debt. I think teams are given a good amount of leeway to help pay this down, but sometimes falls in the priority ladder when we need to build something new to match a competitor

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