Incredibly fake - Anonymous employee Cognitev Employee Review

2.0
Sep 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Catering, garden, WFH, unlimited vacations, transportation, USD salaries, modern tech stack and good people on the team.

Cons

Pressure, pressure and pressure. Absolutely no work-life balance. If you're a workaholic, then have fun! You have to be happy or fake-happy and you can't criticise the company or management or you'll be labelled as a negative person. Salaries are a bit low for juniors, you can expect a raise if you are a puppet or burry yourself at work. The company promotes itself as an AI company but there isn't a bit of AI there, and in my opinion, the management there has no *I* at all. Weird things happen all the time, people leave or get fired for vague reasons, people move to other teams for no apparent reason, weird policies come out of nowhere. Word of advice, ignore the shiny beautiful naive reviews that say the company is a heaven on earth. It has its pros and cons, so get real and define what you want in a working place then decide.

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Cognitev Response
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Hi there and thanks for the review. We are doing our best to make Cognitev an employer of choice, and the best place to work. This won’t be possible without honest feedback from our current team members, or people who used to work with us in the past like you. So thanks a lot for this feedback! Regarding pressure, I agree that the pace in our team is much higher than other places. While this may inconvenience some people, its also something that many people seek. We are building a global company with a global product that is the first of its kind, and we are competing with giants across the world. As a young startup, we are all working extra hard to make our dream come true, and to make a dent in the universe. Regarding the other reviews, we work hard to make Cognitev a unique company in spirit and culture. While you may label people who view our culture positively as “naive”, I believe that everyone is entitled to their own view, and we are super proud that these people are on our team, and we are looking for everyone who shares their positivity and great attitude. If we are able to make them happy, this is something we will do everything we can to spread to everyone else. Regarding turnover, as we are currently evolving and rapidly growing as a company, this inevitably brings change and turnover. This is a natural part of any startup’s journey. But it’s unfortunate and we really hate it. Regarding management, we are constantly learning and evolving ourselves. Each new stage of our journey doesn’t come with a manual. We do make mistakes, lots of them as we progress and grow. But we have a deep commitment to receiving and acting on feedback from our team through weekly company-wide surveys, monthly one-to-ones with all team members, and weekly townhall meetings. This helps us to learn and improve in every aspect, it is indeed a life-long journey. Thanks again for the time you spent working with us, and wishing you the best of luck in your next challenge

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