Depressing Experience Alltogether - Anonymous employee Ideapoke Technologies Employee Review

Ideapoke is an incredible company within the business software space. I had the privilege of interning at Ideapoke over the summer, and it was a very good experience. My internship was mostly on the frontend side. I had no prior experience with Typescript, but my supervisor was very helpful which allowed me to learn the language on the job. I felt welcomed even though I had little prior work experience, and I really gained confidence as an employee and as an engineer.

The only tough part about this internship was that I worked with a team in India. As such, there were occasions where I did have to stay up quite late to finish work. However, I did not really mind as it was summer.

There are no pros about this company.

Work-life balance is virtually non-existent. Employees are regularly expected to work beyond office hours, including weekends. Employees are pressured and explicitly threatened with removal if they do not work overtime, fostering fear rather than motivation. There is no clear product vision; leadership appears unsure about what is being developed, resulting in constant changes and wasted effort. Leadership conduct is a major concern. The CEO’s behavior toward female employees has been inappropriate, vulgar, and highly unprofessional, creating an unsafe and uncomfortable workplace.