A model of corporate dysfunction - Anonymous employee Auctane Employee Review

2.0
Nov 7, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- A nice, well-located office space (although rarely full and no effort made to encourage team/department activities) - Good W/L balance and flexible hours

Cons

- Unless you come into the business with an existing relationship with a senior leader you will struggle to make an impact. Favoritism and nepotism is rampant - Outright hostility between teams and departments. Virtually no collaboration, bullying is common and accepted - A great idea of a vision, but no clear path to get there and no clarity on how individuals/teams can contribute - Leadership has not settled on structures and processes to support growth following VC takeover and acquisitions - No interest in DEI or social causes - Below market pay and benefits with no clear idea of how to gain promotion and get pay rises

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Amazing work culture (before merger), Warm leads, amazing leaders

Cons

High burn out position, merger is affecting moral, difficult to enjoy time off, constantly changing goal and complete compensation plan. Also career opportunities were slim

2.0
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The frontend engineering culture didn't exist before our team built it. Establishing modern stack practices (React, Vue, TypeScript) and bringing rigor to the frontend was genuinely rewarding work. Talented engineers and strong peer-level collaboration. Real technical ownership when projects actually moved forward. Decent benefits and remote flexibility until they started taking remote away.

Cons

Despite the company being profitable, there were layoffs nearly every quarter, which made it impossible to plan or feel stable. Leadership was consistently disorganized. Stakeholder alignment was a constant problem and decisions took far too long to land. A lot of projects never launched, not because of execution issues, but because leadership couldn't get the right people in the room or commit to a direction. Constant churn at the leadership and org level created whiplash on priorities.

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