Toxic culture & poor leadership - Finance Databricks Employee Review

1.0
Feb 13, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Welcome to the “rocketship”. Great people, free lunch

Cons

Managers and leadership are not incentivized to promote. Extremely difficult, convoluted, and not transparent performance cycles. You are fully in charge of your own growth and will not be encouraged to develop. Few learning opportunities when everything is urgent and a fire drill. Many managers should not be people managers.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

* high growth * faced paced * brilliant co-workers

Cons

* long hours, but you learn a lot

2.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great teams made up of smart, motivated people. Databricks is an exciting place to work because it is part of the growing data and AI tools space. The benefits and income are also good overall.

Cons

Databricks no longer feels like a startup. There are now multiple layers of bureaucracy, and leadership can feel territorial rather than collaborative. Over time, it can seem like business growth and internal politics have become stronger drivers than innovation or employee experience. For long-tenured employees, it may become harder to stay excited or feel challenged. Other companies may offer a more energizing environment.

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