Toxic work environment - Engineer DataMesh Group Employee Review

1.0
Oct 10, 2023
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Pros

salary is good but not worth the stress

Cons

Where to even start... There's an overall toxic work environment - people are fired on the spot for daring to voice disagreement to the point that everyone is afraid to speak up. The culture of fear is not a nice place to work but also leads to a 'keep your head down and only do only as you're told' attitude. Very churn and burn with staff. People are constantly badgered to work when on sick leave or public holiday. Overtime and working on the weekends expected constantly to meet impossible commitments with no rewards. Leadership is constantly changing priorities. The tech itself is old and software development practices are abysmal. Anyone trying to implement change is fired. Engineers are constantly being thrown from one disaster to the next without resolving the root cause or improving anything. There is a just do the bare minimum and 'fix it properly later' attitude where later never comes. There used to be a lot of smart people working here but most have recently left en mass. There's not a lot left to work for - terrible hours, toxic culture, no one to learn from, & the work itself isn't interesting or rewarding. I can't see how this company can keep this house of cards going. It's one of the worst places I have worked as an engineer.

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4.0
Feb 26, 2025
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Pros

I recently left after a long stint, with my first job being here. Throughout the other very low reviews, let me offer a different perspective. As an early career software engineer, my growth in knowledge and hands on experience was profound. My professional growth in experience, ability and competence purely from just diving into everything as much as I could cannot be understated. As I grew in ability and responsibility, so did the compensation - you will be rewarded for making an impact. Therefore, find below some dot points: - Very high compensation - Opportunity to learn deep financial payments and banking in both business and tech knowledge - Opportunity to make an noticeable impact and grow

Cons

Start ups/scale ups always come with risk, so I am sympathetic to the Cofounders and senior leadership who have to prioritise the companies financial health. That said, there are cons: - Tight deadlines - High workload and stress - Maintenance and BAU difficult to account for in planning

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1.0
Feb 26, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Delivering projects were fun, work mates maybe one of the best parts.

Cons

Toxic top level culture. New CIO or CEO basically runs the place like a tyrant. Wont take advice from engineering staff and belittles you when you make a suggestion. For a small company there are plenty of politics and you will need to navigate them almost at all times. After mass firings and people leaving and let go naturally there is a sense of fear and distrust leading more talented people to go. Project managers for the most part do not know what they are doing and the stress will need to be handled by engineers.

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