Stubborn and arrogant management - Engineer One Identity Employee Review

2.0
Apr 29, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company is stable, you can plan for long, you can have a stable life with minimal skillset. You will be motivated to maintain a good work-life balance... maybe a bit more life than work.

Cons

0. Priorities: Money, ego of managers, comfort of managers, yearly goals of mangers, reputation of managers .... and somewhere at the very end of the list: company values, professionalism, and you. 1. Professionalism is completely ignored. Management is old, sitting there for 10+ years, but most of them have not actually seen anything else in the industry. Thus they do not realize that their processes and methods are severely outdated, but they feel entitled to force them on you. They are still believing, that their method is The One And Only Good Method. 2. "Numbers don't lie!" /CEO/ - if those numbers are reflecting what management wants. If the numbers prove the opposite, those numbers do not matter. 3. Management is deliberately deceiving. Count on it! When they have what they wanted, you become a disposable unwanted item, and they make sure to deliver the message. Remember: If something is too nice to be true, most possibly it is not! 4. Real company culture significantly differs from the advertised one. 5. They silence you if you are getting too close to prove the main narrative wrong. One of our colleagues got blackmailed twice by a high manager. No comments on that.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

The ability to work remotely.

Cons

Since the arrival of the new CEO, Praerit Garg, in September, the company culture has shifted to a highly toxic environment. The CEO operates with a high‑control, top‑down leadership style characterized by micromanagement, limited trust in others, and a belief that his perspective is the default “correct” one. Rather than leveraging the expertise of his executives, he tends to dictate decisions, override input, and centralize authority, often inserting himself into operational details that should be delegated. His approach signals a conviction that he alone has the full picture, which creates a dynamic where dissent is discouraged and alignment is achieved through compliance rather than collaboration. His style can come across as dismissive which reduces the willingness of leaders to surface risks or alternative viewpoints. As a result, many of the most skilled and experienced executives have left the company over the past 6 months. This year, for the first time since I have worked at the company, they will not be paying employees an annual bonus. For many employees, the bonus can represent as much as 15-30% of their compensation. Strong performers across areas were told this month that they would not even receive merit increases, affecting the already low morale in the organization. Many have begun their job search seeking an organization where they can work with an empowering management that values their expertise, invests in their career growth, respects diverse ideas, and creates a positive work environment.

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