Its a love / hate relationship - Anonymous employee Malwarebytes Employee Review

1.0
Dec 2, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- easy commute - free beer and snacks - decent medical benefits - open office floorplan - free parking - fun people - pays on time - drinking / party culture - interesting work just slow to execute - great ceo but surrounds himself with not the best people

Cons

- no accountability for team members or leadership - very lax'd culture - horrible leadership/exec team who are slow to make decisions. very indecisive. most shouldnt be in there roles, as in lacks experience to do the job - not data driven - no top down accountability or cadence for goals or performance - internal squabbling within senior management - says one thing does something else. all talk no game. they talk so much of culture, but there arent even any corporate values or cultural identity. new HR executive seems slow to implement anything game gaming or impactful. - very little communication. a lot of wasted time and duplicated efforts - no forecasting or planning beyond whats in front of them today. while they have a monthly staff meeting and share revenue, nothing strategic is ever discussed. - probably burning thru cash very quickly with all the hiring going on. wondering if business is even still profitable.

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Malwarebytes Response
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Congratulations on your 3 years with us and thank you for the candid review! I really appreciate you taking the time to give feedback on your experience. It helps provide transparency to our leadership on where we’re getting it right but also where we can do better. I truly believe that it is important for us to remain transparent with what's going on in the company, strategic decisions and be open to feedback and input from everyone at Malwarebytes. We are currently reviewing many of the items you raised and have works in progress regarding company values, increased communication, and forecasting. It sis clear from your post that you don’t think we are getting it done in terms of communicating with you or supporting you in the ways you need. I strongly suggest you speak to your leadership team, utilizing our CEO’s “open door” policy, or reaching out to me so we can talk through your concerns since it's not something we take lightly. You can reach out to me through email anytime or we can set up time to grab coffee. Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns, we really want our people to feel comfortable coming forward and giving constructive feedback. I am always willing to speak with any of our employees about their ideas on how we can keep Malwarebytes a great place to work. - Doug Folden, VP, People & Culture

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