Hot Mess of a space to Work - IT Release Manager Steampunk Employee Review

3.0
Apr 22, 2025
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Pros

The overall steampunk.com company was pretty cool. They have an extensive infrastructure in place for roles/responsibilities and career pathing. They also have the coolest internal media studio and production team so presentations and training are beyond amazing

Cons

Leadership in my arena was simply terrible and very unprofessional. The goals and deliverables were way out of sync and daily execution expected was atl odds with the type of work my team did. The manager was a total’yes man’ who refused to approach his level up with challenges, therefore, nothing ever changed so we had to repeatedly try to push a square peg in a round hole and we were harshly judged and reprimanded about our work output constantly. It made trying to accomplish anything next to important ğossible. Needless to say, motivation was in the toilet.

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5.0
Mar 9, 2026
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Pros

Steampunk seems to put a major emphasis on hiring good people, and good work stems in part from that philosophy. The company culture is very supportive and inclusive, and remote work helps with the flexibility that life requires.

Cons

The only con I can think of is that you only get 2 weeks of PTO plus federal holidays, which goes fast.

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3.0
Apr 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company itself is decent, with reasonable benefits and some good people. Work-life balance is generally acceptable.

Cons

Project Management is terrible. The PM lacks honesty when communicating with customers about deliverables and timelines. They frequently overpromise and underdeliver. The PM does not shield or support the team properly and often misrepresents reality both to the client and internally. There is a strong preference for a completely flat organizational structure, regardless of years of experience or expertise. This leads to poor decision-making and frustration for senior team members. The account team is noticeably very female-biased. Male employees often feel sidelined or undervalued in account-related decisions and opportunities.

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