Toxic positivity - Anonymous employee headversity Employee Review

Had a good manager, people were generally decent human beings, pay was market rate.

Leadership, as is the case in many startups, suffers from arrogance and lack of humility. Product is unnecessarily complicated and easily five years behind other mental health platforms. Micromanagement from executive team. Many hours wasted in team meetings that could have been emails. There are innovative mental health companies out there, but this is not one of them.

You get to work with new technology. The regular employees are good people who genuinely want to make a good product.

The application has no clear objective or direction and is plagued with bugs. Development often feels reactive rather than guided by a well-defined product vision. Management is a major issue. There are dedicated employees who put significant effort into planning and implementing thoughtful solutions, only to have management abruptly change direction in favor of cheaper alternatives that don’t align with the product’s needs. The complexity of technical issues is frequently downplayed. There is a noticeable disconnect between management and staff. Many employees clearly disagree with leadership decisions but feel uncomfortable speaking up due to fear of repercussions. Communication from management is poor and consistently hurts team morale. A large portion of time is spent in meetings that serve little purpose beyond filling calendars. On top of this, the company experiences multiple mass layoffs each year, creating an ongoing sense of instability and anxiety.