Masculinity contest culture - Sr. Data Architect Equifax Employee Review

3.0
Mar 26, 2024
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits. Challenging work and many nice people.

Cons

The masculinity contest culture creates an environment of competition, disrespect and greed. Power struggles, microaggressions and a dog-eat-dog work style are characteristic of a workplace dominated by toxic masculinity. I'm talked over constantly. If I set boundaries, I'm too aggressive and taking things personally. Team don't work together. Others take credit for my work. Speed is valued over quality.

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5.0
May 26, 2026
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Pros

Great culture, but a large company

Cons

Downside of a large company, hard to move around

2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

My direct manager. Comp plan if you’re lucky enough to find several whale clients, and if you’re lucky, the commission is approved.

Cons

There are a lot. First, office politics. Equifax expects employees to be very corporate and robotic. Metrics metrics metrics. 100% focused on revenue, not customers. Metrics, metrics, metrics. PIP overuse. Even when you’re 150% to yearly plan 6mo in, they expect 300%. Make sure to keep receipts. Senior management will find the most ridiculous ways to push reps out, continently right before a huge payout of a very delayed commission plan. (Sell something in Jan 2025, you will only get a fraction of commission until June 26). That’s if the exception committee approves payout (which never happens). If you sell a big deal, don’t expect to get paid 100% of what the plan says.

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