Toxic Culture of Smoke, Mirrors and Lip Service - Anonymous employee Cloudinary Employee Review

1.0
Jun 3, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- There are some great people who work/worked there, people you enjoyed being in the trenches with who really thought they could make a difference for the better - At one point it was a great and innovative product - Lots of potential for growth if they got out of their own way

Cons

- If you aren’t in engineering or a technical function, your opinion is made to feel like it is less than - Lack of upward mobility or career development except for some key favorites leads to a lot of apathy and demotivation across teams and difficult cross-functional projects - If you try to bring any critical feedback to leadership it doesn’t result in much and feels like complete lip service that they are there to support you and help you or you are gaslighted and made to feel like you aren't a cultural fit - Leadership would rather bury their head in the sand than deal with toxic elements within HR or critical progress blockers for cross-functional projects and if you aren’t willing to live with it and drink the koolaid and always say it is the best place ever, you are the problem - Values lots of activity over creating impact - Lack of diversity in executive leadership, and across almost all levels of upper management - Concerned that the cultural interviews conducted by the TA group inhibit diversity

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Cloudinary Response
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We're very saddened to see how hurt you are. You were a hard worker and we can only assume how painful of an experience this was for you. We hear what you're saying and we can also understand (but vehemently reject) the urge to lash back. That said, posting daily 1 star anonymous reviews on Glassdoor is probably not the way to go... we truly wish you all the best and hope that you'll find the right place that aligns with your personal values. Be healthy.

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