Toxic work environment with no room for growth - Anonymous employee DISCO Employee Review

1.0
28 Aug 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

High compensation meant to entrap employees

Cons

1. CEO is untrustworthy, micromanages, and create a toxic environment where he harasses employees. 2. CTO verbally assaults most direct reports daily to the extent of yelling and cursing. In addition to this expect to not be trusted and told how to do every aspect of your job and life. 3. Loyalty is valued over competency. 4. Extremely slow product delivery cycle. 5. Horrible product full of quality and usability issues. 6. No path for growth, expect to be over-titled, over-paid, and regress in your career during your time. 7. Stock is worthless for current hires due to dilution.

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DISCO Response
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Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback, and we’re sorry you had this experience. DISCO has continued to evolve since your departure. As to be expected with any start-up experiencing hyper growth, there are growing pains that come with this velocity. I want to ensure you we are committed to providing an environment where people share a unified vision, are empowered by the Inventor’s Spirit, and want to be @ DISCO for a long-term career. In January, our leadership team brought on an HR team that is focused on continually improving the employee experience. My team is working on key enhancements across the company including manager training, career development, and proactively requesting feedback from employees on a regular cadence to identify and address employee concerns.

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