People and Culture Standout - Recruiter Retool Employee Review

5.0
Apr 28, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Genuinely nice, friendly, and fun people Driven, intelligent, hard-working Transparent, responsive, and positive environment Company events and quarterly offsites are a bonus (something happening weekly) Catered lunches/dinners are easy and thoughtful Benefits packages just keep getting better An immense phase of growth A ton of opportunities for growth and advancement Pay is based on business impact, attainment history, and market data versus market inflation, years of experience, or competing offers Performance bonus structure and equity refreshers

Cons

A ton of ownership and room for participation Startup environment so things change quickly and you need to be flexible and proactive

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Startup, you have ability to make an impact if everything aligns. If you're mid to senior level, I guess you'll land at some of the well known Series C+ AI startups.

Cons

Before I even started, there was a bait and switch: I applied and interviewed for a Director level role. I went through countless interviews, projects, presentations, got the offer, and when it was less than expected, I was then told it was down leveled. I should have walked away there but the process took way longer than others and I already declined another offer (regret). So I started, and high pressue and little support from the start. I was handed a half baked "dog food" tool for reporting, against all the standards in my role. My manager was stretched thin, and that showed with... again, severe lack of support and coverage from lateral teams and stakeholders, equally stressed from whatever pressure they were under.

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