i hate this place - Anonymous employee Innodata Employee Review

1.0
Feb 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

remote work, somewhat flexible hours

Cons

Working at Innodata is soul-crushing at best. Every second spent on the clock counts toward some kind of ridiculous metric, and you're micromanaged beyond belief. You can't be away from your computer for more than 8 minutes, otherwise you're booted off the platform and you have to make up the few minutes that didn't count towards your shift. They don't give PAID 10-MINUTE BREAKS because they make it so that you have to make up that time since you need to hit exactly 8 hours of production, otherwise they will let you know when you're even 1 minute short of the 8 hours. People are laid off left, right, and center, and management doesn't bother letting anybody else know. Innodata laid off over 100 employees through some BS impersonal email sent after work hours, only giving everyone just 3 days notice. Project communication is so disorganized and chaotic, people don't know what's going on half the time. The work itself is wildly mind-numbing and meaningless. You have to settle for lateral moves before any actual promotions, and there are no raises. They require BS wellness meetings every month, where you meet with a counselor with colleagues you don't know and are asked personal questions in the name of corporate wellness. I wish only the worst for Innodata.

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