Certn is the definition of toxic positivity - Senior Developer Certn Employee Review

2.0
1 Jan 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good compensation - Great perks (fitness, green transportation, personal development, etc.) - Great hardware - They give stock options

Cons

Sad things about stereotypes is, that sometimes they are true. It is said, East Coast people are kind but not nice and West Coast people are nice but not kind. Certn is the typical west coast company -> Nice, but not kind. If there is a definition and example of toxic positivity, it is Certn. All that positivity that this company exonerates is to hide to true, pretending to be kind nature. The management will lie to you to of things not hitting south and that everything will be okay, while it is not. The company beams all positivity but will fire you as soon as they do not need you anymore, then they will just hire someone else (and then fire them). Most engineering managers at Certn are inexperienced micromanagers who want to control their engineer's. The company promotes "owner's schedule" as they are remote first, however, in reality they expect you to be their slaves and work from 8AM to 6PM. They give stock options, thought it's a Pro, but the reason they give you those stock options is, so, you stay with them despite the micro management, expectation of longer working hours and toxic positivity. Career growth opportunities are not that great, as they tend to hire people from outside for senior positions, instead of promoting within.

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5.0
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Pros

- Focused and intentional management is delivering excellent results for the team - New President brings a level of professionalism and accountability to everyone - Everyone on the team is winning focused on winning together

Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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