Toxic culture, poor management - Anonymous employee ThinkWell Employee Review

1.0
Jul 14, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- For the most part, talented and motivated staff at the jr levels

Cons

- Echoing some of the comments below, ThinkWell has a profoundly toxic workplace culture, where those employees who are favored progress, and those who are not are left to fend for themselves - CEO is cruel, self-serving, and drives the toxic culture from top down - No path for progression and limited to no mentorship, unless you are amongst one of the few favored employees - For those early on in their career, stay far away. The flashy, innovative aesthetic masks an ugly working culture. This was by far the worst place I have ever worked.

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Cons

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Cons

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