Toxic - Anonymous employee Daily Kos Employee Review

Nimble little company with smart people

Still growing into ourselves and learning how to lead and be accountable.

Opportunity to work alongside peers who care about the mission.

The internal culture is a textbook example of performative progressivism. Throughout my career, I have worked for a wide range of standard, mainstream companies that make no public claims about social justice or grassroots values—yet those organizations routinely treated their staff with far more professional dignity, equity, and respect than what is practiced here. It is the least supportive environment I have encountered. Senior management significantly deteriorated. Promotions appeared to be heavily driven by nepotism rather than competence or qualifications, leaving the company with a leadership tier that lacks the experience required to steer the organization. This created a culture of "yes-men" who openly complain about ownership to staff but fail to provide strategic direction or advocate for employees. Innovative ideas from talented staff were routinely dismissed. The company’s internal operations do not reflect its public grassroots branding. Despite hiring dedicated DEI expertise, the organization actively regressed, gutting the very diversity of thought and representation that once made the workforce unique. The current "Frankenstein" state of the platform is the direct result of senior leadership making panic-driven, reactionary choices to cover for poor financial management. These decisions severely damaged labor relations, leaving the union highly dissatisfied and staff morale at an all-time low.