Circular toxicity - Anyonymous Employee Censys Employee Review

2.0
May 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Data that the world needs Censys could become highly successful

Cons

Every couple of years, Censys fires most of the C-level and this just happened again. The remaining C level (beyond a founder) is a new CTO, who is an extreme micromanager, has zero charisma, and frequently demeans people.

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