Terrible culture, poor leadership, suspect 5* reviews - Anonymous employee Inkitt Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* You get thrown in the deep end * There are opportunities to move into other departments and roles * A lot of good people throughout the company

Cons

* Poor leadership (mainly from the CEO, but infecting the whole leadership team) * Terrible culture * Zero psychological safety - they have a core value of "Disagree and commit" that could only possibly be and abbreviation of "Disagree and commit to the CEO's decision", they "celebrate failure", but fire anybody that fails according to the CEO's "instincts" / arbitrary measures of performance * Zero care or respect for any of their employees * Irrational micro management from the CEO - clearly does not trust his leadership team

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Inkitt Response
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Thank you for your honest review. We are glad that you felt challenged to grow within your role within the company and were able to meet some incredible other Inkers! We value working with supportive teams led by exemplary, approachable leaders. While your experience with us may not have been the best, we consider all further suggestions and will pass along your feedback accordingly to our team.

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