Top management keep failing to execute the company strategy - Product Manager Malwarebytes Employee Review

3.0
Jul 24, 2023
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Pros

Marcin (the CEO) is a good leader and really is trying to be transparent. I am happy to see he is still in charge of his baby.

Cons

The executive team has been failing to execute the company strategy. They pretend they know what they are doing, but in fact, there is a lot of chaos and uncertainty that leads to burnout for the individual contributors across the company. The management cares about short-term profits and bonuses instead of driving the company to innovation and long-term success.

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Cons

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