Pros
The onboarding process was nice
Cons
Where to begin…when I joined Brandwatch in early 2022 I had good first impressions, however that quickly changed for the worse. My own experience was drastically impacted by changes in leadership. Brandwatch very much plays the buddy system and I’ve watched as they’ve hired friends of leadership who were not the right fit culturally and professionally yet maintained their high paying, high impact role. It is evident hire certain people based on recommendations (and family relations…which is also weird) and not qualifications, which is worrisome. Some of the worst managers have been promoted to Senior Leadership due to favoritism. Leadership is extremely toxic and manipulative. When staff have raised concerns during all hands meetings, their concerns are explained away and the People team gaslight their staff, it’s insane and feels like a bad reality tv show. The new GLT is a joke and I’m grateful I got out when I did. I’ve also seen really great colleagues leave the business due to bullying from other teams. Serious issues are not addressed by HR and it is apparent the “People” team does not care about the people. The unlimited pto policy is misleading and false advertising as once the People team wants you out, they will try to use their own policy against you.