Poor Management - Engineering Manager FanDuel Employee Review

1.0
Jul 22, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Big salaries and bonuses Work from home Very easy job

Cons

When you go to the office you will realize immediately that around you is full of gossip. The employees gossip about their managers and the managers gossip about their employees and colleagues. This was my first shock on the first day. I had a manager who didn't do anything for the team, at least based on what the role description says for that role. All the job is done by the PO (in general w/o IT background and w/o analytical skills) and the team members. The deadline is unimportant because the company has a lot of money and nobody cares if the development is done on time. If you want to work structured and be involved in your team activity, your manager will immediately punish you because you need to do what they do - nothing. Even if you are a manager and you should manage your team, you cannot because you need to be like others. I have never seen such a level of incompetence at the manager level or the level of control. You will have 1:1 meetings every week and the manager will treat you very badly if you don't do what they do. From many points of view. this department is far away from what other IT companies do from a processes point of view and not only. Many employees are there because of the relationships had with influential people and not because they are good - especially from management. Of course, if you are not prepared for the manager role and you have a very good relationship with your manager you may be lucky or not?!?! you can try to see...

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