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The Common Application

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Great benefits and support, but raises need improvement - Anonymous employee The Common Application Employee Review

4.0
Apr 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Excellent match on the retirement account. Excellent benefits. Very supportive managers.

Cons

They need to be more realistic with raises, or they're going to lose people.

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5.0
May 1, 2026
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Pros

Great team and strong sense of purpose

Cons

Confusion around decision making - which agitates people

2.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Small company that gives you an opportunity to be involved in end to end implementation of a new feature.

Cons

Severe Micromanagement: Operational oversight is excessively restrictive, stifling autonomy and slowing down delivery. Lack of Accountability & Silos: A pervasive "finger-pointing" culture exists, where developers are routinely blamed for failures without receiving adequate support from the Director or cross-functional backing. Engineers have no shield. Cultural Inertia: A segment of long-tenured engineers appear insulated from accountability, which demoralizes the wider team and stalls progress. Performative Productivity: The culture rewards "eye service" (visibility and optics) over actual output and meaningful contributions. Leadership Disconnect: While management’s intentions may be good, there is a stark disconnect between executive strategy and the day-to-day realities of the execution teams. Low Pay: Pay here is far from industry standard but the expectations are FANG level. Limited room for growth: If you have a big dream, don't even think about this company

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