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It's Real - Anonymous employee Common Thread Collective Employee Review

5.0
Oct 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You're probably thinking the same thing I was thinking when I first looked up Common Thread Collective, "How can it be possible that one company has nothing but 5-star reviews? Are they fake? How much are they paying for reviews? Is this some kind of weird cult?" The answer is no to all three. I can honestly say after working here that the hype is real. Working at CTC is a dream come true to me. There is a great sense of belonging within the office where everyone is appreciated and celebrated for their own unique gifts and talents. There is a comradery and friendship you feel here that is unlike any other place I've ever worked and it is felt and shared by people at the very top of the organization all the way down to those who just walked through the doors. Management is active and invested in your development both as an employee and as a human. Many companies talk about how they are people first and put their employees above everything else, but this one lives that mantra on a daily basis.

Cons

You can at times work long hours but that is offset by the extremely generous PTO policy.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 19, 2025
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Pros

You will learn quick what to avoid in future companies and employees. Every role after will be a breath of fresh air.

Cons

CTC is a chaotic, ego-driven mess, churning and burning employees and clients. CEO Taylor Holiday is a wannabe Twitter influencer playing entrepreneur, surrounded by an inner-circle of unqualified buddies. Strategy changes constantly, positive reviews are fabricated, departments are dissolved on a whim, and layoffs are routine. CTC demands unrealistic output from overworked employees, all while preaching a fake culture of “transparency” and “work-life balance.” Transparency means hyped-up financial updates paired with weird parties and alcohol, followed immediately by entire department layoffs. Work-life balance means 60 hour work weeks with a level of micromanagement I haven’t seen before or since. Not convinced yet? Welcome to leadership meetings where no one has a plan and everyone is too afraid to say the truth. Staying close to the in-crowd matters more than results or performance because it might just keep you your job. I’ll never forget CTC’s empty promises about development and achieving dreams, all while exploiting, discarding, and abusing everyone in sight. If you value your career, mental health, or basic respect, stay far away.

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