Terrible Management and a suffocated environment - Senior Backend Software Engineer Nitra Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- most people are nice and easy to approach

Cons

- Onboarding process need to be refined. For example, as an engineer, you need to join daily sync with the US side on your first day. However, the meeting invitation is only added by the end of first day(they need time to process, and I truly understand and respect that), turns out you'll miss most of the meetings on your first day - There's a huge information gap between different department, especially for onboarding process, you have no idea what you're going to do next. For example the internal daily sync, on first week, you need to join different meeting with different department every day, by the time you know the meeting, it's almost already over. - And because of the issue listed above, you'll get blamed for not finish the onboarding check list on time in the first place, which results in not showed up in the meeting without truly understanding the context(but you already finished the check list, it's just because the onboarding need time to process and apparently the management doesn't care at all). - You have to move very fast despite it's your first day, like it doesn't require any time to setup your environment(computer, email, etc.), and even ask you to setup the local development environment within 2 days. - Two days for setup local development environment sounds reasonable time limit, but it's not the case. The setup documentation have a lot of missing information, some of which even conflict with each other. You need to even dive into codebase to fix the issue yourself. They have no idea how old the documentation is, and if you didn't complete the task on time, it's all on you. - Even you're kind enough and willing to correct the mistakes in the doc, the management doesn't care at all. They nitpicking on things that are not even related to the task, and you have to spend a lot of time to explain the context to them. They didn't respect the correction to the documentation, they want you to be like "don't think, just follow my orders". If you're not this kind of person, you'll have a hard time to fit in.

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Pros

eat what you kill, great culture, demanding but rewarding

Cons

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1.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

Coworkers all deal with the same pressure, so you end up bonding out of shared struggle.

Cons

- If pressure is what you want, this is exactly that kind of place. The environment feels heavy all the time, and many days, you are drained before lunch even starts. - People switch from friendly to sharp in an instant if numbers drop. Management frames it as competition, but most people are clearly just trying to avoid becoming the next target. - If your opinion only counts when you are at the top of the board, it does not feel like a real team at all. - Even basic things like time off feel unnecessarily difficult, and the control over small details becomes exhausting very quickly. - Week after week, it wears people down, and you can see strong employees slowly lose motivation. The sales work itself is fine, but the environment destroys morale. - People constantly monitor numbers, check messages, and worry about who gets pulled into meetings next. - Even lunch does not feel like a break because everyone stays tense and alert. Phones are always in hand, and people look distracted even when they are supposed to rest. - A simple break still feels like you have to be on guard. Conversations drop the moment certain people walk by, and the atmosphere changes instantly. - Many people stay on edge the entire day, and after a while, most stop speaking honestly at all. - There are genuinely talented people here who still look completely exhausted. - Some support others, hit targets, and still never seem at ease, - Some leave quietly without much explanation, while others stay but clearly lose their spark. - They become withdrawn, speak less, and only do what is required. - When your strongest people look drained all the time, it says everything about the environment.

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