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1.0
Dec 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some colleague that I worked with are nice, smart and willing to learn. But they all either got fired without any notice or quit without other job offer because of desperation. Another pro might be make you feel so good just to get out of this company.

Cons

1. Poor management. A lot of managers are promoted not because they are skilled or experienced, but just because they suck up the right people and stay long enough. So most of them have only analyst level of knowledge but are assigned to manage more skilled workers and pretend they know the stuff. So arrogant and pretentious. Absolute no appreciations and respect. 2. Poor pay. Definitely way underpaid for some data analytics job. I hope they can realize it by just googling the market pay for people with certain skill. They definitely have no intention to retain talent. The analytics team here is a joke. Nothing you can learn here. 3. Poor communication. We were super short staffed, which I thought maybe my manager can have better communication now. But no, even for just 2 people team, no communication AT ALL!!! 4. Upper management doesn’t know what they are doing, constantly firing some European CEO is not going to make you successful in US. And VPs, be more reasonable about what you are asking and show some respect.

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Pros

Flexible schedule and good pay for the work

Cons

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3.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Benefits are excellent, most people at the peer level are great. Clear performance expectations. Decent cross functional communication

Cons

Company leadership very European and doesn't quite understand the American consumer even after being in the US so long. Unreasonable expectations are the norm. No upward mobility unless you are European or speak fluent German.

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