Where to start. Honestly, I was so excited to join Rokt, having heard so much about their amazing company culture, working for a "disrupter" of sorts, the fact that they took awesome trips. I was willing to put in the hard work and effort to reap these amazing benefits.
Then came the shock of my life. I've worked at a few other companies, so by no means was this my first job out of college. In addition, I've had more than a few managers (some great, some not so great), so I think it was fair to say that I had a relatively wide scale on which to judge upon.
Management - HR brags about "training" and ensuring that all managers (Especially middle managers, perhaps the MOST important), have the support they need. Ironically, many of the managers there are just the ones that have been "lucky" enough to still be at the company - internal hires that took the managerial route because it seemed like the next best thing. It should be noted that just because you CAN be a manager, doesn't mean you should be! A handful of emotionally unintelligent, micro-managing, and insecure "leaders". Not to mention that when it comes to leadership (and really just anyone in a management position), everyone does their best to remain the CEO's "favorite". Truthfully from the outside (and bottom of the food chain, seeing as the CEO is basically a dictator), it's comical and pathetic to watch. One of Rokt's core values is "Smart with Humility" - lol are you kidding me? The number of egos that get past the door - it's actually mindblowing.
Culture - a JOKE (and a half). I can't believe I was forced to succumb to adult high-school. If you're not part of the clique, AKA, a group of individuals that think they're way cooler than they actually are (big fish in a small pond), then you're an outsider. Truthfully, I had no desire to be a part of this because it was hard to hear & watch all the backstabbing and manipulative gossip that spread across the org. Lastly, the favoritism is sickening. Again, if you're in with the in-crowd, you're probably fine, but anyone else standing up for themselves, well...you might be in for a rude awakening.
Rokt also underpays and overworks their employees. Their "generous" PTO policy is not generous at all - you accrue and start at 0, while accruing 1 day per month (so you do the math). If all of this sounds great to you, then awesome - you might kill it here. But for the rest - don't believe the PR! This place is TOXIC.