Doing Less with Less - Anonymous employee Fooda Employee Review

I normally don't write reviews, but wanted to take the time to warn people about this company. While there were some truly talented individuals that I had the opportunity to learn from and work alongside with, the negatives crush any positives by a landslide. In general, leadership does not know where they want to take the company, and business goals (if any) are poorly communicated to the rest of the organization. We were constantly managing random expectations and constant directional shifts from the business, which was impossible to do without burning everyone out, especially given that we were a small team. The technology team was run like a sweatshop, essentially taking orders from leadership and building products that catered to every business whim. While this environment may work for some, others look for more purpose in their careers. In terms of company culture, it's normal to see employees cry at this company—and not in a healthy way. Those who choose to work at Fooda must have a strong backbone and spend every moment defending their ideas from skeptical, opinionated stakeholders, regardless if research and data is present. Leadership speaks ill of employees behind their backs, which creates a catty, toxic culture. Favoritism amongst leadership protects certain employees from criticism and disciplinary action, causing other competent and talented employees to be blamed and singled out by management. There is little support from management and the culture tends to focus on public humiliation for failure rather than praise and celebration. Leadership seems to have difficulty in connecting with their employees and embracing diverse methods of thinking, which may be a result from the lack of diversity at this company. Looking at other reviews, all these issues seem to be consistent across the entire organization and is not just contained within one department. After working for a few different companies that truly are "technology-oriented" companies, I find that Fooda's compensation and benefits are far below industry average—HR needs to step up their game if they want to hire and retain talent.