Great remote work but chaotic leadership and direction - Anonymous employee Mattermost Employee Review

1.0
Apr 30, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work Great team No politics

Cons

Leadership is delusional and changes direction and goals faster you can understand them. They want everyone to be working on multiple things in parallel because AI but on the other hand also want everyone to do everything. Their ideology and principals change every month. One month is everyone making decisions on their part, next month is you doing everything. CEO is a big source of confusion and bad vibe.

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5.0
Mar 10, 2025
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Pros

Transparency from the first interview Small Business - you do not get lost in the shuffle Everyone is helpful and wants you to succeed Everyone here genuinely cares about their work product Everyone here gives 110% because they care about our customers CEO is hands on - This is a PRO to me! No micro-managing Remote work only Unlimited PTO

Cons

You MUST be a self-starter in all sense of the meaning! You must want to learner and grow You have to be customer obsessed This may not be a good fit as a first job for some people

2.0
Apr 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Talented, hardworking people across the company - Meaningful mission, especially in public sector use cases - Opportunities to learn and grow if you’re willing to operate in ambiguity - Strong camaraderie at the team level

Cons

- Frequent strategy resets (cloud → apps → retention → enterprise → public sector) without letting prior efforts mature - Pattern of starting initiatives but not finishing them, leading to partial products and low customer confidence - Leadership often bypasses domain experts, which slows decisions and reduces ownership - Feedback loops feel performative, input is requested but not consistently acted on - Loss of experienced talent without clear reflection or accountability - Benefits and healthcare experience don’t match stated company values - Communication is often top-down rather than collaborative, despite being a communication company - Lack of a clear, durable path to long-term success makes the typical startup tradeoffs harder to justify - CEO must approve all quotes personally, which reflects an overly centralized and controlling decision style

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