Silent firing instead of layoffs - Manager MongoDB Employee Review

2.0
Jun 6, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At this point it's very hard to list any that aren't overshadowed by the cons. The snacks in the kitchen don't hurt and lunch three times a week doesn't hurt.

Cons

Last quarter's earnings pretty much say it all. Before I was ultimately terminated 1) my manager quit 2) my manager's manager quit and 3) my manager's -manager's- manager quit (C-level). Shortly after that, another C- level quit. This is a company with about 6,000 employees globally... When senior management and C levels abort... there's a reason. Toxic culture while attempting to perpetuate "core values" that senior leadership does not exemplify is a joke not lost on every employee. My team was reorged twice before 20% were fired. The toxicity that I speak of was not just internal to my team and org- I had amazing relationships with many individuals on multiple different teams. It is a cancer that has spread through the organization. Annual reviews prompt managers to place direct reports into one of three buckets to consider promotion: 1. does not meet expectations 2. meets expectations 3. exceeds expectations. I was told by senior leadership as well as coached to relay to my direct reports that 90% plus of all employees fall into the "meets expectations bucket" and as such, does not correlate to a promotion. Promotions happen for those cherry-picked individual few. Good luck to this company... the smart, hard-working, talented young people you've hired and are trying to retain with nothing in return will simply go elsewhere ...because we can.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Supportive people, a strong culture, and meaningful flexibility are the biggest positives. I've had the chance to work with thoughtful colleagues who care about doing good work and helping each other succeed. There are solid opportunities to learn, build relationships across teams, and contribute in a way that feels impactful.

Cons

Workloads can be heavy during busy periods, and priorities can sometimes shift quickly (which is expected in growing companies)

1.0
Jul 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited PTO RSUs as part of compensation

Cons

Toxic Culture Poor Leadership Little to no room for advancement Poor recognition of employees performance Professional Services Leaders have little to no previous leadership experience and have been promoted into their roles based on tenure. These leaders do not know how to strategize or enhance/grow a PS team. They recently laid off half of the team and didn’t realize there would be domino effects and people would quit, so now they are scrambling to backfill 2 roles. HR is not helpful when issues are formally reported. They do twice a year reviews where employees are graded on a scale of 1-4 (does not meets - consistently exceeds expectations). These are tied to annual salary increases. They don’t allow leaders to give out 3s and 4s to more than a couple of people…Even if you have high performers. They have a percentage for each department that must be met. Upper leadership is also clueless on how to successfully run a PS Org, and has been flip flopping on whether or not utilization should be measured and how to show a favorable margin. It’s unbelievable. One of their leadership principles is “intellectual honesty”, but when you ask direct questions related to ambiguous performance feedback or decisions made, your met with responses of “you shouldn’t really be asking that questions directly to that person, it put them on the spot”. Leadership principles are just words, they don’t actually matter here. Limited room for growth. Promotions happen once a year, and are tied to your performance rating. Multiple leaders are involved in the decision for promotion, not just your direct manager that knows the work you’ve done and your actual capabilities.

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