Tradeshift Reviews

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The company is experience growing pains...people are being stretched. Ambiguity in a highly dynamic environment are what you'd expect in a unicorn, and Tradeshift is no different. The difference is...you can make a difference here.

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It can be a bit overwhelming working for a company that is scaling at the pace Tradeshift is scaling at.

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change is constant, must be able and willing to navigate frequent changes in such a high growth start up environment

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As above, it's fast growing and that means processes break, some people are thrown into new roles they may not have the training for, etc. If you prefer to have a clear and well defined path forward at all times, you'll likely be happier looking elsewhere.

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Lots of people to deal with,

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This is more of a positive than a negative, but not all procedures or policies have been tread and re-tread into concrete definition, this can be annoying when you want an easy answer.

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It's very hard to know where to start. From my personal experience, this is the worst place that I have ever worked. Are people nice? Sure. Do you have a decent work environment? Yes, absolutely. But Tradeshift is a study in dysfunction. Senior leadership is comprised of people that have no idea of what they are doing, but at the same time have themselves convinced that they know EXACTLY what they are doing. It's almost like you are living in a farce. Here's an example: the company ran out of money late in 2017. When they missed European payroll because of being broke, they claimed it was a "bank transfer" issue. Nobody believed that. And the CEO never acknowledged it (typical...just ignore major problems and move along). But flush with a new infusion of venture (sucker) capital shortly after that....they continued with their spending spree...with the crown jewel of wasted money being on their appearance at Davos (World Economic Forum). No money to pay employees, but there is literally *millions* of dollars to blow on "brand building" at Davos. This is the epitome of stupid people getting a few dollars and thinking they know how to act like smart people. The entire Davos debacle is nothing but a way to continually feed the voracious ego of the CEO. But don't you dare criticize it. It's sacred. Again, this is how stupid people run a company and *think* that they are smart. What's the marketing budget? Astronomical. What's the return on that? Microscopic. Smart investors would drill down on these things. Tradeshift literally preys on naive investors that don't know the right questions to ask.

The company is stagnant. Little to no product development takes place (different excuse every quarter....acquisition, re-org, holidays, etc...). I'm pretty sure the sales numbers are embellished (honestly...I need to see the receipts...because the numbers change all the time - what was booked? what's promised? in what quarter/year? what was the sales budget? I mean...it's all murky and kinda shady). The sales-pitch to investors show slow growth now, but a massive uptick with "marketplace revenue" in the next few years. Like a hockey stick. It's laughable.

Senior Management are made up of "yes" men/women that have been elevated light years beyond their capabilities because they constantly validate the CEO. Look at the LinkedIn profiles of every person in Senior Management. Every person is over their head in a tremendous fashion. And their failures are starting to show. The CEO is a CEO in name only. He is one more board meeting away from melting in desperation. Once Tradeshift shuts the doors, the invites to speaking engagements around the world will dry up. Guess you'll have to get a real job then.

Although I left recently, I talk frequently with people who are still there (planning their escape). Things are poor and not improving. Products still stink. The "pivot" is crippling the company. The next round of funding is in serious jeapordy. People are leaving.

This place is almost a corpse and will start to rot shortly.

Save yourself.

Cons

No one knows the product, especially sales and sadly many of the engineering teams that are working on the product.
The org is controlled by engineering but they have not launched anything successful beyond the core product in years.
Tradeshift praises loyalty over competence, smile and worship the right people and you will do well.
The CEO makes comments about people sucking up but there never seems to be a line of people.
No one works. . . like ever literally, come in on Monday no one is around, come in on Friday the place looks closed.
SVPs and low/mid Managers in many departments are nowhere to be found while there teams are forced to take on the work of multiple people with no direction.
Expenses make little sense, Global Team Camps, Sales Vacations, Planning Off sites, but you cant get access to quality staff budgets or training due to budget.
The staff has turned over significantly in the last year most people are under two years.
New hires walk around and behave as if the company is public and is no longer a scrappy startup.
Bad data is circulated internally making it hard if not impossible to know how the org is really doing. EX: Sales, Users, Actual Sales, Actual Users.

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-middle management is usually "promoted" up and is deeply unqualified and comfy. I have had more conversations with my manager about their materialistic goals than my career advancement or deliverables.
- a common phrase I've heard from middle management is "I didn't want to become a manager, I just wanted a pay raise." The attitude shows. I did not notice improvement or a care to learn about what that title should and should not be doing.
- Zero recognition for individual contributors
- Not much career growth or flexibility to change career direction
- feedback is infrequent and only formally given once a year

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- Somewhat strict chain of command that can lead to frustrations